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Serum beta2-microglobulin as a possible early indicator of glomerular filtration impairment in subjects receiving long-term lithium treatment
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 April 2020
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Serum β2-microglobulin (β2m) levels were increased in ten out of 52 patients on chronic lithium treatment, while creatinine levels were within the normal range in all of them and creatinine clearance was below the normality in only five. We propose serum β2m assessment as a possible precocious indicator of glomerular filtration impairment, and recommend its frequent determination in patients chronically treated with lithium to prevent the occurrence of renal insufficiency.
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