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. 2020 Aug 7;15(8):1201-1202.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.00690120. Epub 2020 May 11.

Precision in GFR Reporting: Let's Stop Playing the Race Card

Vanessa Grubbs  1
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Precision in GFR Reporting: Let's Stop Playing the Race Card

Vanessa Grubbs. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Cystatin C; GFR reporting; glomerular filtration rate; precision; race-based medicine.

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  • Kidney Disease, Race, and GFR Estimation.
    Levey AS, Titan SM, Powe NR, Coresh J, Inker LA. Levey AS, et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Aug 7;15(8):1203-1212. doi: 10.2215/CJN.12791019. Epub 2020 May 11. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020. PMID: 32393465 Free PMC article. Review.

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