Association between Plasma Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin Level and Obstructive Sleep Apnea or Nocturnal Intermittent Hypoxia

Kimihiko Murase; Kiyoshi Mori; Chikara Yoshimura; Kensaku Aihara; Yuichi Chihara; Masanori Azuma; Yuka Harada; Yoshiro Toyama; Kiminobu Tanizawa; Tomohiro Handa; Takefumi Hitomi; Toru Oga; Michiaki Mishima; Kazuo Chin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054184

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Association between Plasma Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin Level and Obstructive Sleep Apnea or Nocturnal Intermittent Hypoxia

Kimihiko Murase,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Kiyoshi Mori,

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Chikara Yoshimura,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Care and Sleep Control Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Kensaku Aihara,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Yuichi Chihara,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Red Cross Otsu Hospital, Shiga, Japan
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Masanori Azuma,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Yuka Harada,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Yoshiro Toyama,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Kiminobu Tanizawa,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Tomohiro Handa,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Takefumi Hitomi,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Care and Sleep Control Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Toru Oga,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Care and Sleep Control Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Michiaki Mishima,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Kazuo Chin

* E-mail: chink@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Care and Sleep Control Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Association between Plasma Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin Level and Obstructive Sleep Apnea or Nocturnal Intermittent Hypoxia

Kimihiko Murase,
Kiyoshi Mori,
Chikara Yoshimura,
Kensaku Aihara,
Yuichi Chihara,
Masanori Azuma,
Yuka Harada,
Yoshiro Toyama,
Kiminobu Tanizawa,
Tomohiro Handa

Published: January 14, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054184

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