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Melissa Norton, MD

Medical Editor
Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD

In-house Editor
Rachel Neilan MSc


Welcome to BMC Nephrology published by BioMed Central
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 Featured articles

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.
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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.


BMC  Latest articles published in BMC Nephrology        [more info]


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 (29January2010)
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Research article
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 (15January2010)
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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 (16December2009)
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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 (10December2009)
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Research article
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 (2December2009)
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Research article
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 (24November2009)
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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 (17November2009)
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Research article
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 (14November2009)
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Research article
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 (7November2009)
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Research article
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 (31October2009)
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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 (8February2010)
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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 (3February2010)
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Research article
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 (1February2010)
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Research
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 (1February2010)
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Research article
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 (21January2010)
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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 (14January2010)
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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 (13January2010)
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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 (13January2010)
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Research
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 (11January2010)
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Research
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 (4January2010)
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