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Performance of the New CKD-EPI Creatinine-and Cystatin C-based Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimation Equation in Living Kidney Donor Candidate.

Yoichi KakutaYoko Maegawa-HigaSoichi MatsumuraShota FukaeRyo TanakaHiroaki YonishiShigeaki NakazawaKazuaki YamanakaYoshitaka IsakaNorio Nonomura
Published in: Transplantation direct (2024)
In evaluating the renal function of Japanese LKDCs, the new CKD-EPI equation had a lower rate of underestimation but a relatively high rate of overestimation. New GFR estimation formulas are needed to be tailored to each ethnic group to enhance the accuracy and reliability of donor selection processes.
Keyphrases
  • chronic kidney disease
  • uric acid
  • smoking cessation