Urinary mitochondrial DNA level as a biomarker of tissue injury in non-diabetic chronic kidney diseases

Urinary mitochondrial DNA level as a biomarker of tissue injury in non-diabetic chronic kidney diseases

Abstract Background Urinary mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) fragment level has been proposed as a biomarker of chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this study, we determine the relation between urinary mtDNA level and rate of renal function deterioration in non-diabetic CKD. Methods We recruited 102 non-diabe...

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Main Authors: Zhongping WEI, Bonnie Ching-Ha KWAN, Kai Ming CHOW, Phyllis Mei-Shan CHENG, Cathy Choi-Wan LUK, Ka-Bik LAI, Philip Kam-Tao LI, Cheuk Chun SZETO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Renal failure
Kidney disease
Survival
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-1178-9

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