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Kidney injury molecule-1
Pathway / Off-pathway / systemic markers

Kidney injury molecule-1

HAVCR1protein

Kidney injury molecule-1 reflects renal dysfunction and systemic ischemic injury independent of the atherothrombotic cascade.

Pathway placement
Cascade stepOff-pathway / systemic markers
Confidencemedium
RationaleRenal dysfunction and systemic organ-injury marker; off-pathway CVD biomarker.
Druggability
DruggableYes
Known drugs / candidates0
Small-molecule tractableNo
Antibody tractableYes
EnsemblENSG00000113249

Type I vs Type II discrimination

ScoresShared / rises in both
R — rupture / Type-I
67
C — confounder / Type-II
67
A — assay feasibility
68
E — evidence strength
75
T1DI (composite)
26
Specificity differential (R−C)0
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
1sepsis / systemic inflammationn/a
2anemia / acute blood lossmag 2
3hypovolemia / dehydrationn/a
4tachyarrhythmian/a
5hypoxemia / respiratory failuremag 2
6hypertensive emergencyn/a
7high-demand / peri-operative stressmag 2
Coverage: 3/7 confounders with evidence
Tier: deep-scored (abstract-extracted) · 23 supporting references. See the discrimination table for all markers.

Assay & specimen

Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum or plasma
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top)
Method / principle
Sandwich immunoassay (ELISA) — research-grade unless a cleared assay exists
Reagent / substrate
Matched anti-target antibody pair (capture + labeled detection)
Platform
ELISA microplate or multiplex (Luminex/MSD)
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Research-grade (no universal clinical assay)

Human genetic evidence

1
GWAS associations
Traits: myocardial infarction

Literature evidence(3)