Increased urinary Angiotensinogen/Creatinine (AGT/Cr) ratio may be associated with reduced renal function in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patients

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the nephrectomized patients

	Normal control	Case I	Case II
	(Normotensive)	(PKD-CKD)	(PKD-ESRD)
Gender/Age (yr)	M / 38	F / 48	M / 61
Diagnosis	Renal cell carcinoma	Renal cell carcinoma, ADPKD	ADPKD
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.1	0.98	5.4
Hypertension duration (yr)	-	14	12
Hypertension medication	0	Valsartan 160 mg, Tenormin 12.5 mg	Candesartan 8 mg, Amlodipine 10 mg
Systolic/diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	120 / 70	134 / 91	137 / 85

ADPKD, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; ESRD, end-stage renal disease

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