{
  "id": 9794776,
  "title": "UACR, UPCR provide indistinguishable prognostic information in chronic kidney disease",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/uacr-upcr-provide-indistinguishable-prognostic-information-in-chronic",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-25T16:40:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-uacr-upcr-indistinguishable-prognostic-chronic.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}