Freezing method affects the concentration and variability of urine proteins and the interpretation of data on microalbuminuria

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-14

  Schultz, C J ^d   Dalton, R N ^a   Turner, C ^a   Neil, H A W ^d   Dunger, David B ^b,c  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Microalbuminuria; Prevalence; Reference values; Type 1 diabetes mellitus; Variability

Indexed keywords

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; ALBUMIN; CREATININE; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; FREEZING; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MICROALBUMINURIA; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; ADOLESCENT; ALBUMINURIA; CHILD; CREATININE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMANS; MALE; PROTEINURIA; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0003055646     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2000.00200.x     Document Type: Article

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