Factors other than the glomerular filtration rate that determine the serum beta-2-microglobulin level.

BACKGROUND: β2-microglobulin has been increasingly investigated as a diagnostic marker of kidney function and a prognostic marker of adverse outcomes. To date, non-renal determinants of β2-microglobulin levels have not been well described. Non-renal determinants are important for the interpretation...

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Main Authors: Zeno Stanga, Stefan Nock, Pedro Medina-Escobar, Urs E Nydegger, Martin Risch, Lorenz Risch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3750024?pdf=render