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  2. Glomerular filtration rate - Wikipedia

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    Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is the volume of fluid filtered from the renal (kidney) glomerular capillaries into the Bowman's capsule per unit time. [4] Central to the physiologic maintenance of GFR is the differential basal tone of the afferent (input) and efferent (output) arterioles (see diagram).

  3. Race adjustment - Wikipedia

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    The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a measure of kidney function. [6] Adding a race adjustment to kidney algorithms results in higher eGFR values in people identified as black. [7] [8] [9] Reasons for this vary, but it is thought to partially stem from the notion that Black persons are more muscular. [8]

  4. Chronic kidney disease - Wikipedia

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    A glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m 2 is considered normal without chronic kidney disease if there is no kidney damage present. Kidney damage is defined signs of damage seen in blood, urine, or imaging studies which includes lab albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) ≥ 30. [59]

  5. EGFR - Wikipedia

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    EGFR may refer to: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a transmembrane receptor protein in humans Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a measure of renal function

  6. Body roundness index - Wikipedia

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    BRI had similar accuracy in predicting percentage body fat and percentage fat volume as existing indices, such as the BMI. [1] As the conventional index associated with obesity research, the BMI has numerous drawbacks, as it is unable to distinguish between muscle and fat, is inaccurate in predicting body fat percentage, and has poor ability to ...

  7. Epidermal growth factor receptor - Wikipedia

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    Mutations that lead to EGFR overexpression (known as upregulation or amplification) have been associated with a number of cancers, including adenocarcinoma of the lung (40% of cases), anal cancers, [18] glioblastoma (50%) and epithelian tumors of the head and neck (80–100%). [19]

  8. Fecal fat test - Wikipedia

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    The fat content is extracted with solvents and measured by saponification (turning the fat into soap). Normally, up to 7 grams of fat can be malabsorbed in people consuming 100 grams of fat per day. In patients with diarrhea , up to 12 grams of fat may be malabsorbed since the presence of diarrhea interferes with fat absorption, even when the ...

  9. Genetics of obesity - Wikipedia

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    Although it does not play a role in the formation of fat itself, it does determine the location on the body where this fat is stored. SH2B1 [23] 16p11.2 MTCH2 [23] 11p11.2 PCSK1 [23] 5q15-q21 NPC1 [24] 18q11-q12 LYPLAL1 [25] 616548: 1q41 Disputed metabolic function of being either a lipase [26] or a short-chain carboxylesterase. [27] CB 1 [28 ...