Dr. Florian Seebeck
The new EUROIMMUN ELISA for detection of soluble CD163 (sCD163) in urine is now available. This is the first CE-certified test for this parameter on the market. Mark Little, Professor for nephrology at the Trinity College in Dublin (Ireland) showed…
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Dr. Gabi Ommen
Uromodulin, which was first described as Tamm-Horsfall protein in 1950, is an important biomarker in nephrology. The protein is exclusively expressed in the kidney and is mostly secreted into the renal tubules. A small amount also ends up in the…
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Dr. Oliver Sendscheid
Autoimmune-mediated damage to the kidneys can be triggered by autoantibodies directed against renal proteins, as in the case of primary membranous nephropathy (…
Dr. Oliver Sendscheid
Uromodulin is a kidney-specific glycoprotein, which is exclusively expressed by the epithelial cells of the ascending limb of loop of Henle (TAL cells) and secr…