• Urinary excretion of epidermal growth factor and rapid loss of kidney function 

      Norvik, Jon Viljar; Harskamp, Laura R.; Nair, Viji; Shedden, Kerby; Solbu, Marit Dahl; Eriksen, Bjørn Odvar; Kretzler, Matthias; Gansevoort, Ron T.; Ju, Wenjun; Melsom, Toralf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-17)
      Background - Lower urinary excretion of the kidney tubule–specific biomarker epidermal growth factor (uEGF) is associated with increased risk of renal function [glomerular filtration rate (GFR)] loss in diabetes and in patients with established chronic kidney disease (CKD). We investigated whether uEGF is associated with rapid GFR decline or incident CKD in the general population.<p> <p>Methods ...