Renal Interstitial Fibrosis: An Imperfect Predictor of Kidney Disease Progression in Some Patient Cohorts.

CONCLUSION: Renal fibrosis is an imperfect prognostic indicator for the development of ESRD and caution should be exercised in applying it too rigidly, especially in elderly or diabetic patients. PMID: 27626625 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: American Journal of Nephrology - September 14, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Menn-Josephy H, Lee CS, Nolin A, Christov M, Rybin DV, Weinberg JM, Henderson J, Bonegio R, Havasi A Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research