Tubular urinary indexes reliably distinguish between primary tubulointerstitial and primary glomerular diseases in patients referred for kidney biopsy.

CONCLUSIONS: Prior to kidney biopsy, tubular urinary indexes may present a valuable tool in distinguishing patients with TID from patients with GLOM.
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PMID: 28601117 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Nephrology - June 9, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Škoberne A, Borštnar Š, Avguštin N, Kovač D, Rigler AA, Večerić-Haler Ž, Pajek J, Krsnik M, Kojc N, Ferluga D, Lindič J Tags: Clin Nephrol Source Type: research