Performance of Serum β2-Microglobulin– and β-Trace Protein–Based Panel Markers and 2021 Creatinine- and Cystatin-Based GFR Estimating Equations in Pakistan

• Yeli Wang, PhD,
• Andrew S. Levey, MD,
• Lesley A. Inker, MD, MS,
• Saleem Jessani, MBBS, MSc,
• Rasool Bux, MSc,
• Zainab Samad, MD,
• Sonia Yaqub, MBBS,
• Amy B. Karger, MD, PhD,
• John C. Allen, PhD,
• Tazeen H. Jafar, MD, MPH

Affiliations

Yeli Wang, PhD

Program in Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore; Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Andrew S. Levey, MD

Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA

Lesley A. Inker, MD, MS

Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA

Saleem Jessani, MBBS, MSc

Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

Rasool Bux, MSc

Department of Paediatrics (Division of Women & Child Health), Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

Zainab Samad, MD

Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

Sonia Yaqub, MBBS

Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

Amy B. Karger, MD, PhD

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN

John C. Allen, PhD

Center for Quantitative Medicine, Office of Clinical Sciences, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore

Tazeen H. Jafar, MD, MPH

Program in Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore; Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan; Department of Renal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore; Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC; Address for Correspondence: Tazeen H. Jafar, Program in Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, 8 College Road, 169857, Singapore.