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UACR, UPCR provide indistinguishable prognostic information in chronic kidney disease

In a cohort of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), urinary albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) and urinary protein-creatinine ratio (UPCR) provide clinically indistinguishable prognostic information for kidney and cardiovascular outcomes, according to a research letter published online Sept. 23 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

UACR, UPCR provide indistinguishable prognostic information in chronic kidney disease

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Stroke Remodels Tumor Microenvironment to Promote Glioma Growth

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