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5 Jul 2016

Tubular Handling of Uric Acid and Factors Influencing Its Renal Excretion: A Short Review

In this review, the authors briefly examine the most recent evidence concerning the role of several proteins involved in tubular urate transport.
5 Jul 2016

Treating the Diabetic Hypertensive: Consensus and Differences

Hypertension and diabetes commonly coexist. Both are major modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.
5 Jul 2016

Automatic Reporting of Creatinine-Based Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Children: Is this Feasible?

Creatinine, although widely used as a biomarker to measure renal function, has long been known as an insensitive marker of renal impairment.
5 Jul 2016

Fractional Excretion of Survivin, Extracellular Matrix Metalloproteinase Inducer, and Matrix Metalloproteinase 7 in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is defined as a transformation of tubular epithelial cells into mesenchymal ones.
5 Apr 2016

Editor’s Pick: Urgent Start Peritoneal Dialysis: A Viable Option for Acute and Chronic Kidney Failure

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) may be a feasible, safe, and complementary alternative to haemodialysis, not only in the chronic setting, but also in the acute.
5 Apr 2016

Next Generation Sequencing: A Tool for This Generation of Nephrologists

The emergence of next generation sequencing (NGS) techniques has made the sequencing of whole genomes, transcriptomes, and epigenomes faster and more…
5 Apr 2016

The Role of Gender in Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common disease worldwide and is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality.
26 Jan 2016

Editor’s Pick: Complement Pathway Associated Glomerulopathies

The complement system causes kidney injury in a variety of different diseases, and clinical evaluation of the complement system is an important part of…