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SUBMITTER: Foster MC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4921300 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Foster Meredith C MC Coresh Josef J Hsu Chi-Yuan CY Xie Dawei D Levey Andrew S AS Nelson Robert G RG Eckfeldt John H JH Vasan Ramachandran S RS Kimmel Paul L PL Schelling Jeffrey J Simonson Michael M Sondheimer James H JH Anderson Amanda Hyre AH Akkina Sanjeev S Feldman Harold I HI Kusek John W JW Ojo Akinlolu O AO Inker Lesley A LA
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 20160303 1
<h4>Background</h4>Serum β-trace protein (BTP) and β2-microglobulin (B2M) are independently associated with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and mortality in the general population and high-risk groups with diabetes or advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). Less is known about their associations with outcomes and predictive ability in adults with moderate CKD.<h4>Study design</h4>Prospective cohort study.<h4>Setting & participants</h4>3,613 adults from the CRIC (Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort) ...[more]