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Figure 3 Theoretical relationship between total kidney volume (TKV) and kidney function
Figure 3 | Theoretical relationship between total kidney volume (TKV) and kidney function. Rate of TKV increase (part a), measured TKV (part b) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR; part c) over time in patients with either mild (blue line, defined as a 1% increase in TKV per year), moderate (red line, defined as a 3% increase in TKV per year) or severe (green line, defined as 5% TKV growth per year) autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The model assumes a TKV of 400 ml at 20 years of age, with a baseline eGFR of 120 ml/min/1.73 m2 and a calculated eGFRt = eGFRt−1 − (TKVt/400). eGFRt is the eGFR at time t in years45.
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