Urinary KIM-1 is not correlated with gestational age among 5-year-old children born prematurely

Urinary KIM-1 is not correlated with gestational age among 5-year-old children born prematurely

BackgroundPreterm birth is associated with decreased nephron endowment. Currently, there is no reliable non-invasive biomarker to identify or monitor decreased nephron number in at-risk patients. Urinary Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (KIM-1) is a biomarker of acute and chronic renal injury. We measured u...

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Main Authors: Jaime M. Restrepo, Laura Torres-Canchala, Joseph V. Bonventre, Juan C. Arias, Michael Ferguson, Adriana Villegas, Oscar Ramirez, Guido Filler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
KIM-1 (kidney injury molecule 1)
gestational age (GA)
renal volume z-scores
specific gravity (density)
prematurity and low birth weight
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1038206/full

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