Assessment of proteinuria in patients with chronic kidney disease stage 3: albuminuria and non-albumin proteinuria.

Assessment of proteinuria in patients with chronic kidney disease stage 3: albuminuria and non-albumin proteinuria.

Proteinuria assessment is key in investigating chronic kidney disease (CKD) but uncertainty exists regarding optimal methods. Albuminuria, reflecting glomerular damage, is usually measured, but non-albumin proteinuria (NAP), reflecting tubular damage, may be important. This study investigated the pr...

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Main Authors: Simon D S Fraser, Paul J Roderick, Natasha J McIntyre, Scott Harris, Christopher McIntyre, Richard Fluck, Maarten W Taal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4035283?pdf=render

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