Urinary Level of Liver-Type Fatty Acid Binding Protein Reflects the Degree of Tubulointerstitial Damage in Polycystic Kidney Disease

• Hauptverfasser: Shiika Watanabe (Verfasst von), Daisuke Ichikawa (Verfasst von), Takeshi Sugaya (Verfasst von), Keiichi Ohata (Verfasst von), Kazuho Inoue (Verfasst von), Seiko Hoshino (Verfasst von), Kenjiro Kimura (Verfasst von), Yugo Shibagaki (Verfasst von), Atsuko Kamijo-Ikemori (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Karger Publishers, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background/Aims: Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a common, progressive, and heritable type of kidney disease. Although certain imaging modalities are useful for the diagnosis and staging of PKD, they cannot adequately monitor the severity of interstitial inflammation and fibrosis. Therefore, the...