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Urine Proteins Can Predict Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Dr. Steven P. Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 11 Dec 2009 6:53am A recent study showed that a urine test for certain proteins can predict obstructive sleep apnea in pediatric patients. In this study, 60 children with documented obstructive sleep apnea had their urine proteins compared with 30 children with snoring only and another 30 normal controls. Four specific proteins, uromodulin, urocortin-3 Read on »

Random Urine Protein and Creatinine by Romelette L. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 24 Jun 2010 2:32am the kidney and a not so good result ( a +2 protein and now it’s +3) is a sign of things to come. I am really thankful that my doctor knows my illness very well. So he ordered me for a random urine protein and creatinine. I thought at first it was 24 hour so I did do a 24 hour. haha. But then he said I need the random thing. The clinic I usually go Read on »

Protein Urine Test May Signal Prostate Cancer by Medline Plus Posted Thu 14 Oct 2010 2:32am Thursday, October 14, 2010 By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - A protein in urine could be a strong indicator... in the urine of men diagnosed with prostate cancer than those without the disease. They also showed men with aggressive tumors were also likely to have lower levels of the protein Read on »

Surprise, there's protein in your urine by Heather .. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 11:30pm My check-up with my nephrologist went about as expected: I have more protein in my urine, which means, yes, my kidneys are not functioning as well as they were 6 months ago. My blood pressure remains higher then she'd like it to be, and as soon as I finish breastfeeding my infant, which she says will be in 6 months, she will change my meds Read on »

Protein in Urine Can Forecast Kidney Disease by Medline Plus Posted Thu 29 Jul 2010 3:13pm injury and protect patients by looking for protein in urine, researchers reported on Thursday. Patients with the highest levels of protein... Genetics in Iceland found a link between a single letter variation in the genetic code and concentrations of serum creatinine, the protein that indicates chronic kidney disease Read on »

Lower Blood Pressure Goal Benefits African-Americans with Chronic Kidney Disease, Protein in the Urine by Medline Plus Posted Thu 02 Sep 2010 8:40am also found that among people with protein in their urine, keeping blood pressure at the lower level reduced the likelihood of kidney disease progression, kidney failure or death... and Hypertension (AASK), the largest and longest study of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in African-Americans. However, the blood pressure goal did benefit people who also had protein Read on »

Protein Excreted in Urine May Help in Diagnosing Kidney Disease … by Dr. Syed L. Doctor of Dentistry

Posted Tue 28 Jul 2009 10:10pm The medical center trains future leaders and includes the dedicated work of many physicians, scientists, public health professionals, dentists , and nurses at the College of Physicians & Surgeons , the Mailman School of Public Health , … See the original post here: Protein Excreted in Urine May Help in Diagnosing Kidney Disease … Read on »

Characterization of the Prion Protein in Human Urine* by Terry S. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 30 Sep 2010 7:18pm Characterization of the Prion Protein in Human Urine* Ayuna Dagdanova‡,1, Serguei Ilchenko§,1, Silvio Notari‡,1, Qiwei Yang‡, Mark E. Obrenovich‡, Kristen Hatcher‡, Peter... equally to this work. Abstract The presence of the prion protein (PrP) in normal human urine is controversial and currently inconclusive. This issue has taken a special relevance Read on »

Scientists close to discovering the kidney cancer marker in urine by akontarinis Posted Wed 05 May 2010 12:00am Proteins in urine indicate kidney cancer The presence of a pair of proteins in urine could lead to an earlier and more accurate diagnosis of kidney cancer according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis . The duo studied urine samples from 76 individuals – 42 with kidney cancer, 15 who had no cancer Read on »

Bence-Jones Protein by Matt S. Posted Tue 18 Aug 2009 12:00am I had always assumed that the "Bence-Jones" protein--essentially, the demonstration of monoclonal light chains on urine protein electropheresis (UPEP)--was named after.... In 1848, he was cited as the driving force for the investigation of an unusual chemical analysis discovered in the urine of a patient with myeloma in a paper titled Read on »