Clinical Significance of Urinary Biomarkers in Patients With Primary Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis.

Journal: The American journal of the medical sciences
PMID: 29661344

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is often accompanied with tubulointerstitial lesion. This study aimed to assess the role of urinary biomarkers in predicting tubulointerstitial lesion and treatment response in FSGS patients.

Authors

  • Qingyan Zhang
    Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
  • Chunming Jiang
    Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
  • Tianfeng Tang
    Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
  • Hengjin Wang
    Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
  • Yangyang Xia
    Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
  • Qiuyuan Shao
    Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
  • Miao Zhang
    gRED Computational Science, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California.

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