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ArticleBioMed research international2019

Serum Human Epididymis Protein 4 is Associated with Renal Function and Diabetic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Miaomiao Zhang, Bing Zhao, Jing Xie, Yan Liang, Zaixing Yang

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Article in BioMed research international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Miaomiao ZhangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Huangyan Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou First People's Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Bing ZhaoDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Huangyan Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou First People's Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Jing XieDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Huangyan Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou First People's Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yan LiangDepartment of Laboratory Diagnostics, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Zaixing YangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Huangyan Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou First People's Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7545-642X
Wenzhou Medical University · CNShanghai Changzheng Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) is an available tumor biomarker mainly for detecting ovarian cancer. However, it is unknown whether it can be a novel indicator for diagnosis of diabetic kidney disease (DKD). The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of serum HE4 as a novel biomarker for DKD in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We enrolled 236 patients with T2DM and 82 healthy individuals. Serum HE4 was detected by ARCHITECT i2000 and compared between T2DM patients and healthy controls. The relationships between various variables and HE4 were analyzed by univariate or multivariate linear regression analyses. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was constructed to assess the diagnostic performance of HE4 for DKD. The association between HE4 and DKD was analyzed by logistic regression analysis. The serum HE4 level was significantly increased in T2DM patients (median, interquartile range (IQR), 69.7, 46.5-153.9, pM) compared with healthy control (median, IQR, 40.3 33.2-46.3, pM) (

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AgedBiomarkers, TumorDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NephropathiesFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisRegression AnalysisROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityWAP Four-Disulfide Core Domain Protein 2Biomarkers, TumorWAP Four-Disulfide Core Domain Protein 2WFDC2 protein, human

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