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Wayne D Comper1, Tanya M Osicka

  • 1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. wcomper@ausambiotech.com

Summary

A novel modified albumin in urine, undetectable by standard tests, is disproportionately excreted in diabetic microalbuminuria. Quantifying this modified albumin may predict diabetic kidney disease onset years earlier than current methods.

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