The Total Urine Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio Can Predict the Presence of Microalbuminuria

Kyoko Yamamoto; Hiroyuki Yamamoto; Katsumi Yoshida; Koichiro Niwa; Yutaro Nishi; Atsushi Mizuno; Masanari Kuwabara; Taku Asano; Kunihiro Sakoda; Hiroyuki Niinuma; Fumiko Nakahara; Kyoko Takeda; Chiyohiko Shindoh; Yasuhiro Komatsu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0091067

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The Total Urine Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio Can Predict the Presence of Microalbuminuria

Kyoko Yamamoto,

Affiliations Department of Laboratory Medicine and Clinical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Hiroyuki Yamamoto ,

* E-mail: yama-h@umin.ac.jp (HY); komayasu@luke.or.jp (YK)

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Katsumi Yoshida,

Affiliation Healthy Medical Center, Tohoku Kosai Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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Koichiro Niwa,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Yutaro Nishi,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Atsushi Mizuno,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Masanari Kuwabara,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Taku Asano,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Kunihiro Sakoda,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Hiroyuki Niinuma,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Fumiko Nakahara,

Affiliation Clinical Laboratory Department, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Kyoko Takeda,

Affiliation Clinical Laboratory Department, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Chiyohiko Shindoh,

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine and Clinical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Yasuhiro Komatsu

* E-mail: yama-h@umin.ac.jp (HY); komayasu@luke.or.jp (YK)

Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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The Total Urine Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio Can Predict the Presence of Microalbuminuria

Kyoko Yamamoto,
Hiroyuki Yamamoto,
Katsumi Yoshida,
Koichiro Niwa,
Yutaro Nishi,
Atsushi Mizuno,
Masanari Kuwabara,
Taku Asano,
Kunihiro Sakoda,
Hiroyuki Niinuma

Published: March 10, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091067

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Excellent article Posted by djoseff on 13 Mar 2014 at 13:40 GMT

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