Predicting the outcome of chronic kidney disease by the estimated nephron number: The rationale and design of PRONEP, a prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study

BACKGROUND: The nephron number is thought to be associated with the outcome of chronic kidney disease (CKD). If the nephron number can be estimated in the clinical setting, it could become a strong tool to predict renal outcome. This study was designed to estimate the nephron number in CKD patients...

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Autores principales: Imasawa, Toshiyuki, Nakazato, Takashi, Ikehira, Hiroo, Fujikawa, Hiroyuki, Nakajima, Ryo, Ito, Takahito, Ando, Yutaka, Yoshimura, Mitsuhiro, Nakayama, Masaru, Yahata, Kensei, Sasaki, Osamu, Yaomura, Takaaki, Katafuchi, Ritsuko, Yamamura, Tsuyoshi, Kawaguchi, Takehiko, Nishimura, Motonobu, Kitamura, Hiroshi, Kenmochi, Takashi, Shimatsu, Akira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3376039/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22405377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-13-11

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