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PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2017
Authors
Inker Lesley A., Coresh Josef, Sang Yingying, Hsu Chi-yuan, Foster Meredith C., Eckfeldt John H., Karger Amy B., Nelson Robert G., Liu Xun, Sarnak Mark, Appel Lawrence J., Grams Morgan, Xie Dawei, Kimmel Paul L., Feldman Harold, Ramachandran Vasan, Levey Andrew S.

Abstract

Serum β-trace protein (BTP) and β-2 microglobulin (B2M) are associated with risk of ESRD and death in the general population and in populations at high risk for these outcomes (GP/HR) and those with CKD, but results differ among studies.