Genetic Variants Shed Light on Kidney Transplant Rejection
However, studies in human populations have made it difficult to determine the extent to which APOL1 itself contributes…
Study finds growing burden of diabetes-related chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common, largely silent, and serious. Most people who have the condition do not…
Common hypertension drugs tied to worse kidney outcomes in T2D patients
New research presented at the 63rd ERA Congress suggests that a widely used class of blood pressure medications…
Cats Have a Unique Kidney Chemistry That Could Be Harming Their Health
Scientists at the University of Nottingham have discovered that domestic cats accumulate unusual fats in their kidneys, unlike…
Association of growth differentiation factor-15 with renal disease outcomes and all-cause death in type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients: a meta-analysis
Collaborators GBDD. Global, regional, and National burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to…
Platelet-to-hemoglobin ratio as a novel prognostic biomarker in sepsis-associated AKI: a multicenter cohort study | BMC Nephrology
Singer M, Deutschman CS, Seymour CW, et al. The third international consensus definitions for sepsis and septic shock…
Parathyroidectomy for secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease: a retrospective study of predictors of persistence and postoperative outcomes | BMC Nephrology
Background Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD), especially in the later stages.…
From renal biopsy to genetic diagnosis: EYA1 mutation in branchio-oto-renal syndrome with renal insufficiency | BMC Nephrology
Zou D, Silvius D, Rodrigo-Blomqvist S, Enerbäck S, Xu PX. Eya1 regulates the growth of otic epithelium and…
Association of sleep habits with Alpha-MSH levels in patients with chronic kidney disease | BMC Nephrology
Levin AS, Bilous RW, Coresh J. Chapter 1: definition and classification of CKD. Kidney Int Suppl. 2013;3(1):19–62. Google…
The association between computed tomography-based intrapancreatic fat deposition and renal function | BMC Nephrology
Couser WG, Remuzzi G, Mendis S, Tonelli M. The contribution of chronic kidney disease to the global burden…
Age-stratified mortality and associated risk factors in adults aged 65 years or older undergoing continuous kidney replacement therapy: a consecutive retrospective study | BMC Nephrology
Lee SB, Oh JH, Park JH, Choi SP, Wee JH. Differences in youngest-old, middle-old, and oldest-old patients who…
Expanding the waitlisting criteria for kidney transplantation could improve patient outcomes
The current kidney transplant waitlisting criterion is based on a single measurement of kidney function (estimated glomerular filtration…