Clinical Value of Complement Activation Biomarkers in Overt Diabetic Nephropathy

Background: Experimental studies support a role of complement activation in diabetic nephropathy (DN), yet few clinical correlates exist. We evaluated urinary levels of sC5b-9 membrane attack complex (MAC) in patients with overt DN, and examined its association with the glomerular filtration rate (G...

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Main Authors: Karyne Pelletier, Arnaud Bonnefoy, Hugo Chapdelaine, Vincent Pichette, Matthieu Lejars, François Madore, Soumeya Brachemi, Stéphan Troyanov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Kidney International Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024919300890

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