Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN
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Clin J Am Soc Nephrol · Apr 2017
Observational StudyAssociation between Monocyte Count and Risk of Incident CKD and Progression to ESRD.
Experimental evidence suggests a role for monocytes in the biology of kidney disease progression; however, whether monocyte count is associated with risk of incident CKD, CKD progression, and ESRD has not been examined in large epidemiologic studies. ⋯ Our results show a significant association between higher monocyte count and risks of incident CKD and CKD progression to ESRD.