CONCLUSIONS: Urinary neph/AQP and PCX/AQP are increased in NS patients, with FSGS patients showing the highest levels. To distinguish FSGS from other NS forms, the measurement of urinary PCX/AQP may be a practical method, and superior to neph/AQP.
PMID: 24737246 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)