Abstract | AIM: METHODS: RESULTS: Serum neopterin levels were significantly elevated in group I patients (median = 30, 7.2-43.2 nmol/l) compared with group II (median = 6, 2-10 nmol/l, P<0.001) and controls (median = 3.2, range: 0.4-1.8 nmol/l, P<0.001). Group II patients had similar neopterin levels compared with controls (P=0.71). There was a significant positive correlation between serum neopterin levels and the degree of proteinuria in group I patients (r = 0.4, P=0.01). No significant differences in serum neopterin levels were noted between steroid-sensitive and steroid-resistant patients (P=0.4). CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Ashraf Bakr, Ibrahim Rageh, Mohamed el-Azouny, Safaa Deyab, Hend Lotfy |
Journal | Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
(Acta Paediatr)
Vol. 95
Issue 7
Pg. 854-6
(Jul 2006)
ISSN: 0803-5253 [Print] Norway |
PMID | 16801184
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Acute Disease
- Child
- Humans
- Neopterin
(blood)
- Nephrotic Syndrome
(blood)
- Proteinuria
(epidemiology)
- Reference Values
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