Type identification of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease by analysis of fluorescent short tandem repeat markers

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Title:	Type identification of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease by analysis of fluorescent short tandem repeat markers
Authors:	Lin, WD;Wu, JY;Tsai, FJ;Gau, MT;Lee, CC
Contributors:	附設醫院醫研部;China Med Coll Hosp, Dept Med Res, Taichung, Taiwan;China Med Coll Hosp, Dept Med Genet, Taichung, Taiwan;China Med Coll Hosp, Dept Pediat, Taichung, Taiwan;China Med Coll Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Taichung, Taiwan
Date:	2002
Issue Date:	2010-09-24 14:56:24 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	EXCERPTA MEDICA ASIA LTD
Abstract:	Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between blood lead (PbB) levels and renal function indices of blood-urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine (SC) and uric acid (UA) among lead battery workers with exposure to lead. Methods: A total of 229 workers of both genders from two lead battery factories were recruited in this cross-sectional study. The personal airborne and blood samples were collected on the same day. The airborne lead (PbA) and PbB levels, and individual renal function parameters were measured and statistically analyzed. Results: A positive correlation between PbB levels and individual renal function index of BUN, SC, and UA was found (P < 0.01). The PbB levels and renal function indices showed significant difference between male and female workers. Based on a multiple regression model, an increment of 10 mug/dl PbB produced an increase of 0.62 mg/dl BUN, after being adjusted for work duration and age, and an increase of 0.085 mg/dl UA, after being adjusted for gender and body weight. Workers with PbB less than or equal to 60 mug/dl and > 60 mug/dl showed a positive dose-effect relationship with significant difference in BUN (P < 0.001) and UA (P < 0.05), and the percentage of workers with BUN and UA over the reference value also showed an increasing trend. Conclusion: Blood-urea nitrogen and uric acid could be considered as suitable prognostic indicators of renal dysfunction in lead-exposed workers. Our results showed that PbB levels higher than 60 mug/dl had increasing chances of inducing adverse renal effects.
Relation:	JOURNAL OF THE FORMOSAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 101(8):567-571
Appears in Collections:	[China Medical University Hospital] Jurnal articles

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