PubMed ID:
26577187
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2015
Affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine - Nephrology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. markusbi@umich.edu.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-015-0185-3
Authors:
Adler SG,
Bitzer M,
Harris PC,
Heyer CM,
Hogan MC,
Holzmann LB,
Ju W,
Kopp JB,
Kretzler M,
Lienczewski CC,
Lieske JC,
Manganelli L,
Nelson PJ,
Nesbitt LL,
Reich HN,
Sundsbak JL,
Ward CJ,
Wickman LT
Studies:
Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network
Glomerular diseases are potentially fatal, requiring aggressive interventions and close monitoring. Urine is a readily-accessible body fluid enriched in molecular signatures from the kidney and therefore particularly suited for routine clinical analysis as well as development of non-invasive biomarkers for glomerular diseases.