Correlation of serum galectin-3 level with renal volume and function in adult polycystic kidney disease.

Sultan ÖzkurtIbrahim DoganOguzhan OzcanNurdan FidanIlter BozaciBehice YilmazMuzaffer Bilgin

Published in: International urology and nephrology (2019)

In our study, we showed that renal impairment is an important determinant of Gal-3, and there is no correlation of Gal-3 and TKV in ADPKD. As a result, there is an urgent clinical need for new biomarkers to identify individuals with the chance of treatment in the early stage among ADPKD patients.

Keyphrases

polycystic kidney disease
early stage
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
lymph node
sentinel lymph node
patient reported outcomes
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
replacement therapy
locally advanced