Biopsy-Free Prediction of Pathologic Type of Primary Nephrotic Syndrome Using a Machine Learning Algorithm.

Journal: Kidney & blood pressure research
PMID: 29197864

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Renal biopsy is the gold standard to determine the pathologic type of primary nephrotic syndrome, which is critical for diagnosis, choice of treatment and evaluation of prognosis. However, in some cases, renal biopsy cannot be performed.

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  • Cuifang Li
    Nephrology Department, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
  • Zhijiang Yao
    Hematology Department, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
  • Minfeng Zhu
    Hematology Department, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
  • Ben Lu
    Hematology Department, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
  • Hui Xu
    No 202 Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Liaoning 110003, China.

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