Identification of young adults at risk of an accelerated loss of kidney function in an area affected by Mesoamerican nephropathy

Identification of young adults at risk of an accelerated loss of kidney function in an area affected by Mesoamerican nephropathy

Abstract Background After two-years of follow-up of 263 apparently healthy 18- to 30-year-old men in communities affected by Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN), we identified three distinct case groups: a subgroup with (i) established renal dysfunction (case-group 1); individuals with (ii) a rapid decli...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marvin Gonzalez-Quiroz, Evangelia-Theano Smpokou, Neil Pearce, Ben Caplin, Dorothea Nitsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Mesoamerican nephropathy
Chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology
Prediction
Kidney function status
Serum creatinine
uNGAL
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-1193-x

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-1193-x

Similar Items