Mitochondrial DNA damage in the renal proxmimal tubual has been attributed to toxic drugs such as tenofovir. Sudden catastrophic renal failure has been documented. A reliable indicator of kidney health will be able to detect such damage as well as renal eithelial cancers.
In 1995 Jacobsson, Lignelid and Bergerheim reported:
"Transthyretin and cystatin C are catabolized in proximal tubular epithelial cells and the proteins are not useful as markers for renal cell carcinomas"
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