Urinary Biomarkers KIM-1 and NGAL for Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu) among Agricultural Communities in Sri Lanka.

• Main Authors: Pallagae Mangala C S De Silva (Author), Khaja Shameem Mohammed Abdul (Author), Eakanayake M D V Eakanayake (Author), Sudheera Sammanthi Jayasinghe (Author), Channa Jayasumana (Author), Hewa Bandulage Asanthi (Author), Hettiarachigae S D Perera (Author), Gamage G Tushara Chaminda (Author), Ediriweera P S Chandana (Author), Sisira H Siribaddana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) is an emerging epidemic among farming communities in rural Sri Lanka. Victims do not exhibit common causative factors, however, histopathological studies revealed that CKDu is a tubulointerstitial disease. Urine albumin or albumin-creatinine ratio...