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Novel HGPRT 293 A>G point mutation presenting as neonatal acute renal failure

We report on a rare case of hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HGPRT) deficiency that presented in the newborn period with acute renal failure (ARF). The clinical diagnosis was made on the basis ...

Hubert Wong, Janusz Feber, Pranesh Chakraborty, Alfred Drukker… in Pediatric Nephrology (2008)

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Pediatric nephrology patients are overweight: 20 years' experience in a single Canadian tertiary pediatric nephrology clinic

Obesity is an independent risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD). We compared the body composition of pediatric nephrology patients with that of the general child population over 2 decades.

Guido Filler, Sílvia Mansur Reimão… in International Urology and Nephrology (2007)

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Changing trends in the referral patterns of pediatric nephrology patients

This study investigates the changing referral patterns of young patients to a tertiary pediatric nephrology center with a well-defined catchment area over two consecutive 8.5-year periods. We paid special atte...

Guido Filler, Robert P. Payne, Elaine Orrbine, Tammy Clifford… in Pediatric Nephrology (2005)

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Payment for organ donation: unacceptable or a possible solution?

Alfred Drukker in Pediatric Nephrology (2003)

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Hyperhomocysteinemia in children on renal replacement therapy

Hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis in adult patients on dialysis or after kidney transplantation. There are few data on homocysteine (Hcy) concentrations...

Sofia Feinstein, Ben-Ami Sela, Alfred Drukker, Rachel Becker-Cohen… in Pediatric Nephrology (2002)

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The renal hemodynamic effects of Aspirin in newborn and young adult rabbits

A group of neonatal (n=10) and 12-week-old (n=12) anesthetized, ventilated New Zealand white rabbits received an acute i.v. dose (40 mg/kg body weight) of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA, Aspirin). In the neonatal ani...

Alfred Drukker, Dolores Mosig, J.-P. Guignard in Pediatric Nephrology (2001)

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Pitfalls in measuring inulin and para-amino-hippuric acid clearances

Various carbohydrates and a variety of widely used medicines interfere with the generally used laboratory methods for determining inulin and para-aminohippuric acid (PAH). When these pitfalls are not recogniz...

Silvana Brenna, Olimpia Grigoras, Alfred Drukker… in Pediatric Nephrology (1998)

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Acquired glomerulocystic kidney disease following haemolytic-uraemic syndrome

Glomerulocystic kidney disease is a rare condition, usually seen in infants and young children, characterised by cystic dilatation of the glomeruli. It may be sporadic or represent the congenital expression of...

Gail Amir, Eliezer Rosenmann, Alfred Drukker in Pediatric Nephrology (1995)

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Oral pulse therapy with vitamin D₃ for control of secondary hyperparathyroidism

Twelve dialysis patients received oral pulse therapy with 1-α-hydroxyvitamin D₃ in a dose of 0.1 μg/kg body weight twice weekly and daily calcium carbonate (1.5–3.5 g) for a period of 8–12 months. This treatment ...

Sofia Feinstein, Nurit Algur, Alfred Drukker in Pediatric Nephrology (1994)

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Diastolic function in children and adolescents on dialysis and after kidney transplantation: an echocardiographic assessment

Thirty-seven children and adolescents on renal replacement therapy (11 on haemodialysis, 14 on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and 12 after renal transplantation) were studied by echocardiography, ec...

Avner Goren, Joram Glaser, Alfred Drukker in Pediatric Nephrology (1993)

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Cerebral oedema in congenital nephrotic syndrome

We report an infant with congenital nephrotic syndrome who showed clinical and radiological evidence of cerebral oedema, which resolved during prolonged intravenous albumin therapy. The cerebral oedema in this...

Michael Weintraub, Abraham Steinberg, Alfred Drukker in Pediatric Nephrology (1992)

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The immune status of uraemic children/adolescents with chronic renal failure and renal replacement therapy

In adults with chronic renal failure (CRF) and/or renal replacement therapy (RRT) various immunological abnormalities have been described, but few data are available for the paediatric age group. We performed ...

Raphael Drachman, Menahem Schlesinger, Hava Shapira, Alfred Drukker in Pediatric Nephrology (1989)

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Meeting of the European Working Group on Psychosocial Aspects of Children with Chronic Renal Failure

Alfred Drukker, Amalia Oren in Pediatric Nephrology (1988)