Elevated plasma free sialic acid levels in individuals with reduced glomerular filtration rates

Kidney360. 2020 Sep 24;1(9):957-961. doi: 10.34067/kid.0002122020.

Authors

Federico Fuentes¹, Nuria Carrillo², Kenneth J Wilkins³, Jodi Blake¹, Petcharat Leoyklang², William A Gahl², Jeffrey B Kopp¹, Marjan Huizing²

Affiliations

¹ Kidney Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
² Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
³ Office of the Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: N-acetylmannosamine (ManNAc); N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac); glomerular disease; podocyte; proteinuria; sialylation.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

Glomerular Filtration Rate
Hexosamines
Humans
N-Acetylneuraminic Acid*
Renal Insufficiency*

Substances

Hexosamines
N-Acetylneuraminic Acid

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