Urinary Levels of CD80 Protein Not Suitable to Distinguish Between Types of Kidney Disease, Study Suggests
Increased urinary excretion of the CD80 protein was found in all patients with active kidney diseases, including Alport syndrome, in a recent study, rendering the protein an unreliable diagnostic biomarker to differentiate between renal diseases, the researchers report. The study, “The utility of urinary CD80 as a diagnostic marker in…