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SUBMITTER: Park HC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3465238 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Park Hayne Cho HC Hwang Jin Ho JH Kang Ah-Young AY Ro Han H Kim Myung-Gyu MG An Jung Nam JN In Park Ji J Kim Seung Hyup SH Yang Jaeseok J Oh Yun Kyu YK Oh Kook-Hwan KH Noh Jung Woo JW Cheong Hae Il HI Hwang Young-Hwan YH Ahn Curie C
BMC nephrology 20120830
<h4>Background</h4>Renal failure is one of the most serious complications associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). To date, early markers have failed to predict renal function deterioration at the early stages. This 1-year prospective study evaluated N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) as a new surrogate marker for renal function in ADPKD.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 270 patients were enrolled in the study, and we measured urinary NAG, β2-microglobulin, neutrophil gelat ...[more]