Kidney disease risk factors associate with urine biomarkers concentrations in HIV-positive persons; a cross-sectional study.
Anthony N MuiruMichael G ShlipakRebecca ScherzerWilliam R ZhangSimon B AscherVasantha JotwaniCarl GrunfeldChirag R ParikhDerek NgFrank J PalellaKen HoSeble KassayeAnjali SharmaMardge CohenRuibin WangQibin QiMichelle M EstrellaPublished in: BMC nephrology (2019)
Among HIV-positive persons, CKD risk factors are associated with unique and heterogeneous patterns of changes in urine biomarkers levels. Additional work is needed to develop parsimonious algorithms that integrate multiple biomarkers and clinical data to discern the risk of overt CKD and its progression.