Comparison of amyloid deposition in human kidney biopsies as predictor of poor patient outcome
Castano E, Palmer MB, Vigneault C, Luciano R, Wong S, Moeckel G. Comparison of amyloid deposition in human kidney biopsies as predictor of poor patient outcome. BMC Nephrology 2015, 16: 64. PMID: 25924613, PMCID: PMC4424547, DOI: 10.1186/s12882-015-0046-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseAmyloid depositionPatient outcomesAmyloid depositsBiopsy-proven renal amyloidosisHistological localizationHigher serum creatinineInterstitial inflammatory infiltrateStage renal diseaseUrine protein levelsGlomerular amyloid depositionGlomerular amyloid depositsPoor patient outcomesGlomerular capillary loopsHuman kidney biopsiesDifferent study groupsStudent's t-testGlomerular amyloidosisOverall survivalSerum creatinineVascular amyloidosisKidney biopsyRenal diseaseInflammatory infiltrateClinical parameters