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Increased Serum and Urinary MicroRNAs in Children with Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome
24 Jan 2013
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BACKGROUND: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are present in body fluids and may have the potential to serve as disease biomarkers. This study explored the clinical value of miRNAs in serum and urine as biomarkers for idiopathic childhood nephrotic syndrome (NS). METHODS: We obtained serum samples from 159 NS children (24 steroid resistant and 135 steroid sensitive), 109 age/sex-matched healthy controls and 44 children with...
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