A non-invasive laboratory panel as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for thrombotic microangiopathy: development and application in a Chinese cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in the kidney is a histopathologic lesion that occurs in a number of clinical settings and is often associated with poor renal prognosis. The standard test for the diagnosis of TMA is the renal biopsy; noninvasive parameters such as potential biomarkers h...

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Main Authors: Tao Zhang, Huimei Chen, Shaoshan Liang, Dacheng Chen, Chunxia Zheng, Caihong Zeng, Haitao Zhang, Zhihong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4221199?pdf=render