Urine Albumin/creatinine ratio: A reliable marker of renal injury in sickle cell nephropathy
Objective: Albumin/creatinine ratio is a sensitive marker of glomerular damage in patients with diabetes mellitus, hypertension and post-infection glomerulonephritis. Whether or not the albumin/creatinine ratio has the same value in sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients is not yet explored. This study w...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sjmms.net/article.asp?issn=1658-631X;year=2014;volume=2;issue=1;spage=17;epage=23;aulast=Abdul-Rahman |