Recently, a team of researches have noted that a commonly used biomarker of kidney disease may also indicate lung problems, particularly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). According to the IANS report, the study has been published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The study reported a link between albuminuria, a condition that indicates the presence of the protein albumin in urine and COPD. As per as the researchers, albuminuria indicates damage to the single layer of cells lining blood vessels, known as the endothelium, in the kidney. The findings suggested that for each standard deviation increase
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