Cystatin C as an indicator of renal damage in pre-eclampsia

• Main Authors: Hellen Cássia Dos Santos Gomes (Author), Antônio Carlos Vieira Cabral (Author), Silvia Passos Andrade (Author), Henrique Vítor Leite (Author), Patrícia Gonçalves Teixeira (Author), Paula Peixoto Campos (Author), Jaqueline Amorim Arantes Gomes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective To assess the predictive abilities of serum and urinary cystatin C levels for glomerular lesions in pregnant women with pre-eclampsia. Methods In this study, kidney function markers were compared between38 pregnant women with pre-eclampsia and 22 healthy pregnant women. Results The serum a...