Open AccessSerum Human Epididymis Protein 4 is a Potential Biomarker for Early Chronic Kidney Disease in an Obese Population
Author(s) -
Shubo Tan,
Yongmao Zeng,
Shiliang Kuang,
Jianjun Li
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s300940
Subject(s) - epididymis , biomarker , kidney disease , medicine , disease , population , kidney , endocrinology , physiology , bioinformatics , biology , andrology , genetics , environmental health , sperm
At present, it is difficult to clinically diagnose early chronic kidney disease (CKD). As a novel biomarker of malignancies in the female reproductive tract, the human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) has been reported to be significantly expressed in CKD patients.