Higher Urine Alpha-1-Microglobulin Concentration May Be Tied To Incident CKD In Certain Patients, Study Suggests

Healio (7/11, Carter) reports, “Higher urine alpha-1-microglobulin concentration may be associated with incident chronic kidney disease in patients without prevalent CKD or diabetes, according to published data.” A meta-analysis “showed a twofold increase in alpha-1-microglobulin concentration was linked to incident CKD...suggesting higher baseline levels of urine alpha-1-microglobulin were tied to incident CKD at follow-up, according to the study.” The findings were published in Kidney Medicine.