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Hyperfiltration: a sign of poor things to come in individuals with metabolic syndrome

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boxed-textTomaszewski M et al. (2007) Glomerular hyperfiltration: a new marker of metabolic risk. Kidney Int 71: 816–821

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Supported by NIH grants DK-52121 and HL-79352. The synopsis was written by Chloë Harman, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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Tantravahi, J., Srinivas, T. & Johnson, R. Hyperfiltration: a sign of poor things to come in individuals with metabolic syndrome. Nat Rev Nephrol 3, 474–475 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0565

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