Márton Mohás, Nóra Szigeti, Lajos Markó, Gergo A Molnár, Judit Cseh, Boglárka Laczy, Mónika Tamaskó, József Balla, János Kappelmayer, László Wagner, Zoltán Wagner, Botond Csiky, Judit Nagy, István Wittmann
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Proteinuria, hypoproteinaemia, hypoalbuminaemia and oedema are major characteristics of nephrotic syndrome. Aims of this study were to detect serum total LDH activity and its isozymes in nephrotic syndrome. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, clinical parameters were compared in three cohorts, namely kidney patients with or without nephrotic syndrome and hypoalbuminaemic controls (NEPHR, NON-NEPHR, CONTR, respectively). RESULTS: Serum total LDH activity in the NEPHR group was increased compared with the NON-NEPHR and CONTR groups (p < 0...
2008: Kidney & Blood Pressure Research