Sex differences in uric acid levels in kidney transplant recipients and their donors: a preliminary retrospective cross-sectional study

Sex differences in uric acid levels in kidney transplant recipients and their donors: a preliminary retrospective cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Higher serum uric acid (UA) levels are associated with poorer renal prognosis. In kidney transplantation, both donors and recipients are diagnosed as having chronic kidney diseases (CKD) based on renal function; however, their UA levels slightly vary. Elucidating the differences...

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Main Authors: Mineaki Kitamura, Yasushi Mochizuki, Tsuyoshi Matsuda, Yuta Mukae, Hiromi Nakanishi, Yuki Ota, Tadashi Uramatsu, Yoko Obata, Hideki Sakai, Hiroshi Mukae, Tomoya Nishino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
Subjects:
Uric acid
Kidney transplantation
Sex
Glomerular filtration rate
Chronic kidney disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41100-019-0242-7

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