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Protein in urine (proteinuria): what it signals

Why protein leaks into urine and what proteinuria means for kidney health.

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Protein in the urine is an early sign of kidney damage. Diabetes, high blood pressure, glomerulonephritis and infection are common causes, and a urine albumin test measures the leak.

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Can proteinuria be reversed?

With treatment of the cause, protein leak often improves.

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