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General Kidney News
Lower blood pressure may preserve kidney function in some patients
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Intensively treating hypertension in some African Americans with kidney disease by pushing blood pressure well below the current recommended goal may significantly decrease the number who lose kidney function and require dialysis, suggests a new study. .. Lower blood pressure may preserve kidney function in some patients Copy number variation found to cause rare kidney disease
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Researchers have identified a rare form of kidney disease linked to a genetic mutation in the innate immune system. So far, the disease, which the researchers have named CFHR5 nephropathy, has been identified in over one hundred people, all of whom are of Cypriot descent, including some living in th.. .. Copy number variation found to cause rare kidney disease Common blood changes not independent predictor of adverse outcomes for kidney di..
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Fluctuations in blood composition that often arise from commonly used therapies among kidney disease patients are not an independent predictor of adverse outcomes for European hemodialysis patients, according to a new study. The results suggest that although hemoglobin variability is common in kidne.. .. Common blood changes not independent predictor of adverse outcomes for kidney disease patients, study finds Minor kidney damage in people with type 1 diabetes leads to increased mortality
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
People with type 1 diabetes who have early and asymptomatic kidney damage, as indicated by small amounts of protein in the urine, are six times more likely to die compared to the general population, according to a new study. .. Minor kidney damage in people with type 1 diabetes leads to increased mortality Genetic variations linked with development of ESRD in Chinese patients with diab..
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Examination of a gene involved in cell signaling finds that four common variants of this gene are associated with the development of end-stage renal disease in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. .. Genetic variations linked with development of ESRD in Chinese patients with diabetes
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