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Ratio of urinary N-terminal titin fragment to urinary creatinine is a novel biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Shinichiro YamadaAtsushi HashizumeYasuhiro HijikataDaisuke ItoYoshiyuki KishimotoMadoka IidaHaruki KoikeAkihiro HirakawaMasahisa Katsuno
Published in: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry (2021)
Our findings indicate that urinary N-terminal titin fragment is a non-invasive measure of muscle damage in ALS, which could be applied in disease monitoring and prediction of disease progression, in combination with serum NfL.
Keyphrases
  • amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • skeletal muscle
  • metabolic syndrome