Significance of urinary full-length megalin in patients with IgA nephropathy.

Significance of urinary full-length megalin in patients with IgA nephropathy.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Megalin is highly expressed at the apical membranes of proximal tubular epithelial cells. A urinary full-length megalin (C-megalin) assay is linked to the severity of diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes. This study examined the relationship between levels of urinary C-...

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Main Authors: Takuto Seki, Katsuhiko Asanuma, Rin Asao, Kanae Nonaka, Yu Sasaki, Juan Alejandro Oliva Trejo, Hiroyuki Kurosawa, Yoshiaki Hirayama, Satoshi Horikoshi, Yasuhiko Tomino, Akihiko Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4264761?pdf=render

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