Medicine

Estimation of glomerular filtration rate by the MDRD study equation modified for Japanese patients with chronic kidney disease

E. Imai, M. Horio, K. Nitta, K. Yamagata, K. Iseki, S. Hara, N. Ura, Y. Kiyohara, H. Hirakata, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, T. Moriyama, Yasuhiro Ando, Daiki Inaguma, I. Narita, H. Iso, K. Wakai, Y. Yasuda, Y. Tsukamoto, S. Ito, H. Makino, A. Hishida, S. Matsuo

2007.3.28Clinical and Experimental Nephrology

DOI: 10.1007/s10157-006-0453-4

tlooto Summary

Although the Japanese coefficient improves the accuracy of G FR estimation of the original MDRD study equation, a new equation is needed for more accurate estimation of GFR in Japanese patients with CKD stages 3 and 4.

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IMAI, E., et al. Estimation of glomerular filtration rate by the MDRD study equation modified for japanese patients with chronic kidney disease. Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, 2007, 11: 41–50.