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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Minamikawa S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6251900 | biostudies-other | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Scientific reports 20181123 1
CD80, which regulates T cell activation, may provide a differential diagnostic marker between minimal change disease (MCD) and other renal diseases, including focal segmental glomerular sclerosis (FSGS). However, recent reports show contrasting results. Therefore, we evaluated the utility of urinary CD80 as a diagnostic biomarker. We collected 65 urine samples from 55 patients with MCD (n = 31), FSGS (n = 4), inherited nephrotic syndrome (n = 4), Alport syndrome (n = 5) and other glomerular dise ...[more]