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  • Title: Urine markers of podocyte dysfunction: a review of podocalyxin and nephrin in selected glomerular diseases.
    Author: Akankwasa G, Jianhua L, Guixue C, Changjuan A, Xiaosong Q.
    Journal: Biomark Med; 2018 Aug; 12(8):927-935. PubMed ID: 29976076.
    Abstract:
    Urinary podocalyxin and nephrin are urine markers of podocyte dysfunction that may reflect the integrity of kidney's filtration barrier. Studies on their respective roles in glomerular diseases are still underway. However, the isolated and unsystematic manner in which they are being studied does not permit proper identification of their roles in each glomerular disease. As such, there is little or no appreciation of what research has already achieved and what remains to be achieved as the research direction is not clearly defined. We explored the recent studies and outlined the major findings regarding the value of both biomarkers in each of the three glomerular disease entities. Our review covered diabetic nephropathy, membranous nephropathy and IgA nephropathy.
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