The identification of miRNA biomarkers of chronic kidney disease and development of minimally-invasive methods of molecular detection

Kidney biopsy is the current gold standard diagnostic test for intrinsic renal disease but requires hospital admission and carries a 3% risk of major complications. Current non-invasive prognostic indicators such as urine protein quantification have limited predictive value. Better diagnostic and pr...

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Main Author: Beltrami, Cristina
Published: Cardiff University 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.633560