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In this special issue of “Progress in Medicine” several outstanding papers dedicated to Professor Franciszek Kokot, MD, PhD have been published. The brief description of these articles published in this issue is as follows.

It was documented, that the best method for improvement of calcium-phosphate metabolism in patients with end-stage kidney disease is an adequate dialysis. Significant reduction of dietary phosphate may cause in these patients a risk of protein and caloric restriction leading to malnutrition.

Low serum fetuin A concentration participates in the pathogenesis of vascular calcification in dialysis patients with end-stage kidney disease. Low fetuin A concentration is also associated with subclinical inflammation and advanced secondary hyperparathyroidism.

It is important to mention that treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism dose not influence leptin secretion in these patients.

Histopathologic evaluation of the kidney biopsy is sufficient to assess and to predict the long term outcome of graft function.

Urinary tract infection is an important clinical problem which may increase the risk of graft lost in patients

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