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ArticleKidney international reports2025

Urinary Dickkopf-3 Reflects Disease Severity and Predicts Short-Term Kidney Function Decline in Renal Ciliopathies.

Mareike Dahmer-Heath, Joachim Gerß, Danilo Fliser, Max Christoph Liebau, Thimoteus Speer, Anna-Katharina Telgmann, Kathrin Burgmaier, Petra Pennekamp, Lars Pape, Franz Schaefer and 3 more

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Mareike Dahmer-HeathDepartment of General Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Joachim GerßInstitute of Biostatistics and Clinical Research, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Danilo FliserDepartment of Internal Medicine IV, Nephrology and Hypertension, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/ Saar, Germany.
Max Christoph LiebauDepartment of Pediatrics, University Hospital Cologne and Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Thimoteus SpeerDepartment of Internal Medicine IV, Nephrology and Hypertension, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/ Saar, Germany.
Anna-Katharina TelgmannDepartment of General Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Kathrin BurgmaierDepartment of Pediatrics, University Hospital Cologne and Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Petra PennekampDepartment of General Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Lars PapeDepartment of Pediatrics II, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany.
Franz SchaeferDivision of Pediatric Nephrology, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Heidelberg, Germany.
Martin KonradDepartment of General Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Jens Christian KönigDepartment of General Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
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Abstract

Introduction: Phenotypic heterogeneity and unpredictability of individual disease progression present enormous challenges in ultrarare renal ciliopathies. The tubular-derived glycoprotein, Dickkopf-related protein 3 (DKK3) is a promising biomarker for kidney fibrosis and prediction of kidney function decline. Here, we measured urinary DKK3 (uDKK3) levels in 195 pediatric patients with renal ciliopathy to assess its potential as a discriminative and prediction marker. Methods: uDKK3 concentration was measured in 357 spot urine samples from 247 individuals, including 52 healthy age-matched controls. Disease entities comprised nephronophthisis (NPH) ( Results: Median uDKK3-to-creatinine ratios (uDKK3/crea) in all disease entities were significantly higher compared with healthy controls (11pg/mg uDKK3/crea, Conclusion: In renal ciliopathies, uDKK3 is a marker to assess disease severity and estimate short-term kidney function decline.

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DKK3kidney fibrosiskidney function declinepediatric kidney diseasepredictive biomarkerrenal ciliopathies

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PMCPMC11725807

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