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Stroke. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 November 01. Published in final edited form as: Stroke. 2015 November ; 46(11): e240. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.011033.

Response to Letter Regarding Article “Proteinuria, but Not eGFR, Predicts Stroke Risk in Chronic Kidney Disease: Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study” Danielle K. Sandsmark, M.D., Ph.D. and Scott E. Kasner, M.D. Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

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Keywords Chronic Kidney Disease; Stroke; Oxidative Stress; Proteinuria; eGFR Letter to the Editor In response: We thank Dr. Tsuda for the interest in our article. Biomarkers collected as part of the CRIC study will help us in this important next step exploring the mechanistic pathways related to cerebrovascular disease in CKD, including oxidative stress pathways.

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Sincerely, Danielle K. Sandsmark, M.D., Ph.D. Scott E. Kasner, M.D.

Author Manuscript Address correspondence to: Danielle Sandsmark, M.D., Ph.D, 3400 Spruce Street, 3W Gates Building, Philadelphia, PA, 19104; Phone: (215) 662-6738; Fax: 215-349-5579; [email protected]. Disclosures: None