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BMJ, 2002 Early identification and active management of patients with renal impairment in primary care can improve outcomes The number of patients with end stage renal disease is growing worldwide. About 20-30 patients have some degree of renal dysfunction for each patient who needs renal replacement treatment.1 Diabetes and hypertension are the two most common
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 Our previous study demonstrated that plasma levels of complement factor H (FH) were inversely associated with the disease activity of patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV).
Su-Fang Chen +18 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 To investigate the fine epitope(s) of anti-C1q A08 antibodies and their roles in complement activation in lupus nephritis, C1q A08 and related peptides with various amino acid sequences around A08 were synthesized.
Wen-Jun Wu +23 more
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The role of zinc in renal pathological changes in diabetic status [PDF]
, 2015 Diabetes mellitus (DM) was the 8th leading cause of death in 2011, resulting in 1.4 million deaths worldwide. One of the complications of DM is chronic kidney disease, which accounts for nearly 44% of all new cases of kidney failure in the US in 2011 ...
Fernando, Julie, Zhou, Shaobo
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Autophagy in Immune-Related Renal Disease
Journal of Immunology Research, 2019 Autophagy is an important biology process, central to the maintenance of biology process in both physiological and pathological situations. It is regarded as a “double-edged sword”—exerting both protective and/or detrimental effects.
Xin Ye, Xu-jie Zhou, Hong Zhang
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BMC Pediatrics, 2022 Background Joubert Syndrome (JS) is a rare genetic developmental disorder. We are aiming for increasing awareness of this disease especially kidney involvement in children with JS. Methods Clinical and genetic data of 17 cases of JS in Beijing children’s
Liang Ying +5 more
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Exploring the Pathways Leading from Disadvantage to End-Stage Renal Disease for Indigenous Australians [PDF]
, 2004 Indigenous Australians are disadvantaged, relative to other Australians, over a range of socio-economic and health measures. The age- and sex-adjusted incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) - the irreversible preterminal phase of chronic renal ...
Cass, Alan +4 more
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Complement Activation Is Associated With Crescents in IgA Nephropathy
Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 IntroductionCrescents, especially those found at a percentage greater than 50%, are often associated with rapid progression of kidney disease in IgA nephropathy (IgAN). The mechanism of crescents forming in IgAN is still unclear.
Zi Wang +23 more
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Primary Renal Lymphoma Presenting as End-Stage Renal Disease. [PDF]
, 2017 Primary renal lymphoma is a rare entity, even more so in children. Children with primary renal lymphoma present with variable clinical features such as constitutional signs and symptoms, acute kidney injury, palpable abdominal masses, and gross hematuria.
Butani, Lavjay, Ducore, Jonathan
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound examination for the assessment of renal perfusion in cats with chronic kidney disease [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound examination (CEUS) is a functional imaging technique allowing noninvasive assessment of tissue perfusion. Studies in humans show that the technique holds great potential to be used in the diagnosis of chronic ...
Daminet, Sylvie +6 more
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