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Potential association between elevated serum human epididymis protein 4 and renal fibrosis: A systemic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Human epididymis protein 4 (HE4), a matrix metalloprotease 2 (MMP2), and a matrix metalloprotease 9 (MMP9) inhibitor, promotes renal fibrosis by inhibiting the degradation of type I collagen. However, the predictive value of HE4 for renal fibrosis remains controversial, even though it ha...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6392936/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28885334 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000007824 |