Identification of Maltase Glucoamylase as a Biomarker of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Cirrhosis.
Linda AwdishuShirley M TsunodaMichelle PearlmanChanthel Kokoy-MondragonMajid GhassemianRobert K NaviauxHeather M PattonRavindra L MehtaBhavya VijaySatish P RamachandraRaoPublished in: Critical care research and practice (2019)
Patients with cirrhosis and AKI have upregulation of renal brush border disaccharidase, MGAM, in urinary exosomes which may differentiate the type of kidney injury in cirrhosis; however, the clinical significance of this requires further validation.