Increased renal versican expression is associated with progression of chronic kidney disease.

Novel prognostic markers for progression of kidney disease are needed to distinguish patients who might benefit from a more aggressive nephroprotective therapy. Expression of the proteoglycan versican was evaluated in renal transcriptomics profiles and in an independent set of 74 renal biopsies. Ver...

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Main Authors: Michael Rudnicki, Paul Perco, Hannes Neuwirt, Susie-Jane Noppert, Johannes Leierer, Judith Sunzenauer, Susanne Eder, Carlamaria Zoja, Kathrin Eller, Alexander R Rosenkranz, Gerhard A Müller, Bernd Mayer, Gert Mayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3443107?pdf=render