Uromodulin in renal transplant recipients: Elevated urinary levels and bimodal association with graft failure

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 445-451

  Reznichenko, Anna ^a   Van Dijk, Marcory C R F ^a   Van Der Heide, Jaap Homan ^a   Bakker, Stephan J L ^a   Seelen, Marc ^a   Navis, Gerjan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Graft failure; Kidney transplantation; Renal function; Renal histology; Uromodulin

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; TAMM HORSFALL GLYCOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY TUBULE DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; UROMODULIN;

EID: 81755187582     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: 14219670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332231     Document Type: Review

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