Existing creatinine-based equations overestimate glomerular filtration rate in Indians

Existing creatinine-based equations overestimate glomerular filtration rate in Indians

Abstract Background Accurate estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is important for diagnosis and risk stratification in chronic kidney disease and for selection of living donors. Ethnic differences have required correction factors in the originally developed creatinine-based GFR estimation...

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Main Authors: Vivek Kumar, Ashok Kumar Yadav, Yoshinari Yasuda, Masaru Horio, Vinod Kumar, Nancy Sahni, Krishan L. Gupta, Seiichi Matsuo, Harbir Singh Kohli, Vivekanand Jha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Glomerular filtration rate
Chronic kidney disease
Creatinine
Cystatin C
Inulin clearance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-0813-9

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