C-Terminal Fragment of Agrin (CAF): A Novel Marker for Progression of Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetics.

Diabetes is the leading cause of CKD in the developed world. C-terminal fragment of agrin (CAF) is a novel kidney function and injury biomarker. We investigated whether serum CAF predicts progression of kidney disease in type 2 diabetics.Serum CAF levels were measured in 71 elderly patients with dia...

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Main Authors: Vasilios Devetzis, Arezoo Daryadel, Stefanos Roumeliotis, Marios Theodoridis, Carsten A Wagner, Stefan Hettwer, Uyen Huynh-Do, Passadakis Ploumis, Spyridon Arampatzis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4668035?pdf=render