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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Kidney function was similar in both groups, whereas levels of markers associated with glomerular damage (albumin, 19. 5 vs 8. 96 mg/mmol creatinine ; P < 0. 001 ; transferrin, 13. 1 vs 5. 7 mg/mmol creatinine ; P < 0. 001) and those associated with tubular damage (alpha (1) - microglobulin, 11 vs 7. 6 mg/mmol creatinine ; P = 0. 004 ; retinol-binding protein, 19. 6 vs 9. 6 mg/mmol creatinine ; P = 0. 002) were higher beginning at day 7 in patients randomly assigned to sirolimus therapy, with similar findings through day 90.