Clinicopathological role of kidney injury molecule-1 in immunoglobulin A nephropathy

• Main Authors: Yu Ho Lee (Author), Yang-Gyun Kim (Author), Sang-Ho Lee (Author), Ju-Young Moon (Author), Kyung-Hwan Jeong (Author), Tae-Won Lee (Author), Chun-Gyoo Ihm (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Urinary kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) is an early and sensitive biomarker of acute kidney injury, but it is unclear if it is a biomarker of chronic glomerulonephritis. We evaluated whether urinary KIM-1 levels in patients with immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy can be a marker to refl...