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Surfactant protein-D (SP-D) gene polymorphisms and serum level as predictors of susceptibility and prognosis of acute kidney injury in the Chinese population.
BMC nephrology - 17 Feb 2017
Liu Jiao, Li Guang, Li Lianghai, Liu Zhiyong, Zhou Qingshan, Wang Guirong, Chen Dechang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Injury to the kidney epithelial barrier is a characteristic feature of acute kidney injury (AKI). Serum surfactant protein-D (SP-D), a known biomarker of damaged alveolar epithelium, is also secreted by renal tubular epithelial cells. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the possible association of SP-D with AKI susceptibility and prognosis. METHODS: In this study, 159 AKI patients and 120...
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