Mioli V A, Balestra E, Bibiano L, Dellabella S, Fanciulli E, Gaffi G, Perilli A, Petroselli F, Ricciatti A M, Carletti P
Nephrological and Dialysis Department, Umberto 1st University Hospital, Torrette di Ancona, Italy.
Int J Artif Organs. 1994 Nov;17(11):576-80.
This study was performed in 97 hemodialysis patients (85 on HD and 12 on CAPD) to investigate the possible correlation between B2-m and hemodialysis-related amyloidosis syndromes (HRA-S); differences in B2-m and HRA behavior between patients hemodialysed with cellulose and synthetic membranes were also included in the present study. Data indicate that B2-m levels are not correlated with dialysis length or with the type of membrane used for the dialysis. On the contrary, in 16 patients with the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, a significant correlation was found between the CTS, the dialysis length and the type of membrane (greater incidence with cellulosic membranes).
