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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Rachel Neilan MSc
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BMC Nephrology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of kidney and associated disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Nephrology (ISSN 1471-2369) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus and Google Scholar.
BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :40
Young black men have an increased risk of developing end-stage renal disease compared to white people and females, especially if they have a high body mass index and high blood pressure during childhood.
BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :31
Chronic kidney disease is an independent risk factor for unfavorable cardiovascular outcomes in patients with mild or moderate chronic heart failure, finds a prospective cohort study.
BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :25
Documentation of chronic kidney disease diagnoses is sub-optimal, with factors such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, other co-morbities, age and gender increasing recording of the condition but low documentation overall.
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Research article
Follow-up of phase I trial of adalimumab and rosiglitazone in FSGS: III. Report of the FONT study group Alexandra Peyser, Nathaniel MacHardy, Freya Tarapore, Jacqueline MacHardy, Leslie Powell, Debbie S Gipson, Virginia Savin, Cynthia Pan, Teresa Kump, Suzanne Vento, Howard Trachtman BMC Nephrology 2010, 11 :2 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The relation of C - reactive protein to chronic kidney disease in
African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study
Ervin R Fox, Emelia J Benjamin, Daniel F Sarpong, Harsha Nagarajarao, Jason K Taylor, Michael W Steffes, Abdullah K Salahudeen, Michael F Flessner, Ermeg L Akylbekova, Caroline S Fox, Robert J Garrison, Herman A Taylor Jr BMC Nephrology 2010, 11 :1 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Optimising intraperitoneal gentamicin dosing in peritoneal dialysis patients with peritonitis (GIPD) study Dwarakanathan Ranganathan, Julie M Varghese, Robert G Fassett, Jeffrey Lipman, Vincent D'Intini, Helen Healy, Jason A Roberts BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :42 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
The role of 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency in promoting insulin resistance and inflammation in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: a randomised controlled trial William G Petchey, Ingrid J Hickman, Emma Duncan, Johannes B Prins, Carmel M Hawley, David W Johnson, Katherine Barraclough, Nicole M Isbel BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :41 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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End-stage renal disease in young black males in a black-white population: longitudinal analysis of the Bogalusa Heart Study Paul Muntner, Asghar Arshad, Stephen A Morse, Dharmendrakumar A Patel, Pronabesh D Manapatra, Efrain Reisin, Erwin A Aguilar, Wei Chen, Sathanur Srinivasan, Gerald S Berenson BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :40 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Quality of life and mortality from a nephrologist's view: a prospective observational study Seung Seok Han, Ki Woong Kim, Ki Young Na, Dong-Wan Chae, Yon Su Kim, Suhnggwon Kim, Ho Jun Chin BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :39 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Technical advance
Molecular testing for adult type Alport syndrome Genevieve Pont-Kingdon, Kelli Sumner, Friederike Gedge, Chris Miller, Joyce Denison, Martin Gregory, Elaine Lyon BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :38 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Autosomal dominant pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 with a novel splice site mutation in MR gene Kyoko Kanda, Kandai Nozu, Naoki Yokoyama, Ichiro Morioka, Akihiro Miwa, Yuya Hashimura, Hiroshi Kaito, Kazumoto Iijima, Masafumi Matsuo BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :37 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Risk factors for tuberculosis in dialysis patients: a prospective multi-center clinical trial Antonios I Christopoulos, Athanasios A Diamantopoulos, Panagiotis A Dimopoulos, Demetrios S Goumenos, George A Barbalias BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :36 (7 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Thai adults: a national health survey Leena Ong-ajyooth, Kriengsak Vareesangthip, Panrasri Khonputsa, Wichai Aekplakorn BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :35 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Chromosome 7p linkage and association study for diabetes related traits and type 2 diabetes in an African-American population enriched for nephropathy Tennille S Leak, Carl D Langefeld, Keith L Keene, Carla J Gallagher, Lingyi Lu, Josyf C Mychaleckyj, Stephen S Rich, Barry I Freedman, Donald W Bowden, Michele M Sale BMC Medical Genetics 2010, 11 :22 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Plasma proteome analysis of patients with type 1 diabetes with diabetic nephropathy Anne Julie Overgaard, Henning Gram Hansen, Maria Lajer, Lykke Pedersen, Lise Tarnow, Peter Rossing, James N. McGuire, Flemming Pociot Proteome Science 2010, 8 :4 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Frequency of FD in male and female haemodialysis patients in Spain Paulo Gaspar, Julio Herrera, Daniel Rodrigues, Sebastian Cerezo, Rodrigo Delgado, Carlos F Andrade, Ramon Forascepi, Juan Macias, Maria D del Pino, Maria D Prados, Pilar R de Alegria, Gerardo Torres, Pedro Vidau, Maria C Sa Miranda BMC Medical Genetics 2010, 11 :19 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin at inception of renal replacement therapy predicts survival in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury Philipp Kumpers, Carsten Hafer, Alexander Lukasz, Ralf Lichtinghagen, Korbinian Brand, Danilo Fliser, Robert Faulhaber-Walter, Jan T Kielstein Critical Care 2010, 14 :R9 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A novel time series analysis approach for prediction of dialysis in critically ill patients using echo-state networks T Verplancke, S Van Looy, K Steurbaut, D Benoit, F De Turck, G De Moor, J Decruyenaere BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2010, 10 :4 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Genetic and clinical peculiarities in a new family with hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets with hypercalciuria: a case report Natalia Mejia-Gaviria, Helena Gil-Pena, Eliecer Coto, Teresa M Perez-Menendez, Fernando Santos Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2010, 5 :1 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Progressive painless lower limbs weakness in a dialyzed patient: undiagnosed tertiary syphilis: a case report O Dahmani, N Target, J P Guy, S Belkhelfa, F Mermet -Jeanvoine, J Servonnat, J Djellid Cases Journal 2010, 3 :23 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
ADAM10 is expressed in human podocytes and found in urinary vesicles of patients with glomerular kidney diseases
Paul Gutwein, Anja Schramme, Mohamed SADEK Abdel-Bakky, Kai Doberstein, Ingeborg A Hauser, Andreas Ludwig, Peter Altevogt, Stefan Gauer, Anja Hillmann, Thomas Weide, Chrsitine Jespersen, Wolfgang Eberhardt, Josef Pfeilschifter Journal of Biomedical Science 2010, 17 :3 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Protective effect of resin adsorption on septic plasma-induced tubular injury Vincenzo Cantaluppi, Viktoria Weber, Carola Lauritano, Federico Figliolini, Silvia Beltramo, Luigi Biancone, Massimo De Cal, Dinna Cruz, Claudio Ronco, Giuseppe Paolo Segoloni, Ciro Tetta, Giovanni Camussi Critical Care 2010, 14 :R4 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The Pin 1 inhibitor juglone attenuates kidney fibrogenesis via Pin 1-independent mechanisms in the unilateral ureteral occlusion model Shannon Reese, Aparna Vidyasagar, Lynn Jacobson, Zeki Acun, Stephane Esnault, Debra Hullett, James S Malter, Arjang Djamali Fibrogenesis & Tissue Repair 2010, 3 :1 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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