Urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as a marker of kidney injury in Egyptian patients with thalassemia

Background Renal disease is a long-term complication that should be recognized in thalassemia, especially with the rise in the average age of this population. Proper assessment of renal function abnormalities in thalassemia can be challenging because of the increased use of iron chelators, which the...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim Z Fouad, Maggie S ElNahid, Maha F Youssef, Yasmine M Amroussy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2019;volume=31;issue=3;spage=343;epage=352;aulast=Fouad