Trypanolytic variants in APOL1, which encodes apolipoprotein L1, associate with kidney
disease in African Americans, but whether APOL1-associated glomerular disease has a distinct …

The increased burden of chronic kidney and end-stage kidney diseases (ESKD) in
populations of African ancestry has been largely unexplained. To identify genetic variants …

Thyroid hormones influence renal development, kidney structure, renal hemodynamics, GFR,
the function of many transport systems along the nephron, and sodium and water …

Hemoglobin cycling in hemodialysis patients treated with recombinant human erythropoietin.
Background Treatment with recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) has been a major …

This commentary provides a US perspective on the 2009 KDIGO (Kidney Disease: Improving
Global Outcomes) Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prevention, …

Diabetes mellitus is recognized as a leading cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and
end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States. There is a vast array of medications used …

(KDOQI) published a guideline on chronic kidney disease (CKD) covering evaluation,
classification, and stratification of risk. 1 The workgroup developing this guideline provided a new …

The kidney biopsy is the gold standard in the diagnosis and management of many diseases.
Since its introduction in the 1950s, advancements have been made in biopsy technique to …

Renal angiography remains the “gold standard” procedure for the detection of renal artery
stenosis. However, clinicians often avoid renal angiography because of fears of contrast media…

Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is an oncologic emergency triggered by the rapid release of
intracellular material from lysing malignant cells. Most common in rapidly growing hematologic …