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Editorial
. 2024 Jan 1;35(1):1-2.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000000000270. Epub 2023 Nov 28.

Does Serum Creatinine Reflect Muscle Mass in Patients with Kidney Failure?

Sankar D Navaneethan  1   2   3   4 , William E Mitch  1
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Editorial

Does Serum Creatinine Reflect Muscle Mass in Patients with Kidney Failure?

Sankar D Navaneethan et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Outside the submitted work, S.D. Navaneethan reported receiving personal fees from ACI clinical (event adjudication committee), AstraZeneca (Data safety monitoring board), Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim/Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Intercept (event adjudication committee), Vertex (event adjudication committee), and Vifor; and Advisory or Leadership Role: AJKD, American Journal of Nephrology, Cardiorenal Medicine, CJASN, Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, and KDIGO: Guideline writing committee member. W.E. Mitch reports Other Interests/Relationships (unpaid): National Kidney Foundation; International Society of Nephrology; American Heart Association; American Society of Nephrology; American Diabetes Association.

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