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Urinary albumin fraction and tubulointerstitial injury: an association shaped by diagnostic composition

Key takeaways

This study looked at what share of the protein in urine is albumin, and whether that share tracks damage to the kidney's tubes and surrounding tissue. The authors found the link depends heavily on which kidney diseases the patients had. That means the test reads differently from group to group. It is an observational study, so it shows a link, not proof of cause, and no patient counts are given in this record.

Who did this work

Shun Minatoguchi (Fujita Health University Hospital) · Yoshitaka Tatematsu (Fujita Health University Hospital) · Toshiyuki Narimiya (Fujita Health University) · Akira Yamashita (Fujita Health University Hospital) · Masayasu Kojima (Fujita Health University) · Ryosuke Umeda (Fujita Health University Hospital) · Yuka Sato (Fujita Health University Hospital) · Shigehisa Koide (Fujita Health University Hospital) · Midori Hasegawa (Fujita Health University Hospital) · Hiroki Hayashi (Fujita Health University Hospital) · Daijo Inaguma (Fujita Health University Hospital) · Naotake Tsuboi (Fujita Health University Hospital)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-09
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10157-026-02942-6