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SUBMITTER: Rasmussen DGK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6831687 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rasmussen Daniel Guldager Kring DGK Boesby Lene L Nielsen Signe Holm SH Tepel Martin M Birot Sophie S Karsdal Morten Asser MA Kamper Anne-Lise AL Genovese Federica F
Scientific reports 20191105 1
Renal fibrosis is a hallmark of chronic kidney disease (CKD) caused by an imbalance between formation and degradation of extracellular matrix proteins. We investigated the collagen turnover profile of 81 non-dialysis CKD stage 2-5 patients by measuring peptides reflecting formation and degradation of collagen type (COL) I, III, IV, and VI. Based on the collagen turnover profile, we identified four clusters of patients. Cluster 1 contained one patient with prostate cancer, who had a distinct coll ...[more]