title: Serum beta-2 microglobulin concentration predicts cardiovascular and all-cause mortality.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Ching-Lung
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Karen S L
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Bernard M Y
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Cheung
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin
keywords: Beta-2 microglobulin; Cardiovascular diseases; Epidemiology; Follow-up studies; Kidney; Mortality