Hyperuricemia is associated with progression of IgA nephropathy

BAKAN, Ali; ORAL, Alihan; Elcioglu, Ömer; TAKIR, Mumtaz; KOSTEK, Osman; OZKOK, Abdullah; BASCI, Semih; SUMNU, Abdullah; OZTURK, Savas; Sipahioglu, Murat; Turkmen, Aydin; VORONEANU, Luminita; COVIC, Adrian; Kanbay, Mehmet

doi:10.1007/s11255-015-0939-7

Hyperuricemia is associated with progression of IgA nephropathy

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BAKAN A., ORAL A., Elcioglu O. C., TAKIR M., KOSTEK O., OZKOK A., ...More

INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, vol.47, no.4, pp.673-678, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 47 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1007/s11255-015-0939-7
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.673-678
Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is one of the world's most common glomerular diseases. Hyperuricemia was recently defined as risk factor for chronic kidney disease. We aimed to investigate the impact of baseline serum uric acid levels on progression of IgAN.