An international research team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has linked high levels of TIMP2 and IGFBP7, two biomarkers for acute kidney injury (AKI), to long-term kidney damage, the risk of needing dialysis or a transplant, and death in patients in the early stages of the disease. The discovery could help physicians identify at-risk patients in need of early medical intervention.
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Biomarkers Linked to Long-Term Kidney Damage, Death in Critically Ill, ScienceDaily, January 14, 2015