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Recommendations for pre-analytical urine sample handling to allow optimal assessment of albuminuria and proteinuria

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Key takeaways

This is a set of lab recommendations for collecting, storing and shipping urine before it is tested for protein. Protein in the urine is one of the main signs of kidney damage, and sloppy handling of the sample can shift the number. The document gives guidance only. It reports no patient results.

Who did this work

Dominique van Mil · Gaetano La Manna · Lilio Hu · Barbara S. Gillespie (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) · Ron T. Gansevoort · Stefan Ridderbos · Jesse C Seegmiller · Michele Provenzano · W Greg Miller · William G. Herrington · Hiddo J.L. Heerspink · B Fellström

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-04
https://doi.org/10.17615/1yaz-cx51