GlycA, a marker of protein glycosylation, is related to albuminuria and estimated glomerular filtration rate: the ELSA-Brasil study

Abstract Background Systemic inflammation has been implicated in several chronic diseases. GlycA is a new nuclear mass resonance (NMR) spectroscopy-derived biomarker of systemic inflammation that reflects protein glycosylation. We evaluated the association of GlycA with albuminuria and eGFR in the E...

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Main Authors: Silvia M. Titan, Roberto Pecoits-Filho, Sandhi M. Barreto, Antônio Alberto Lopes, Isabela J. Bensenor, Paulo A. Lotufo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0779-z