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Longitudinal analysis of blood pressure and lipids in childhood nephrotic syndrome

In the current study, longitudinal BP and lipid measurements were examined in a NEPTUNE cohort of children with newly diagnosed nephrotic syndrome (cNEPTUNE). We hypothesized that hypertensive BP and dyslipide...

Johnathon Carboni, Elizabeth Thomas, Debbie S. Gipson… in Pediatric Nephrology (2024)

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Growth in children with nephrotic syndrome: a post hoc analysis of the NEPTUNE study

Steroids, the mainstay of treatment for nephrotic syndrome in children, have multiple adverse effects including growth suppression.

Aesha Maniar, Debbie S. Gipson, Tammy Brady, Tarak Srivastava… in Pediatric Nephrology (2024)

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The first randomized controlled trial in pediatric nephrology: the history of the International Study of Kidney Disease in Children (ISKDC)

The International Study of Kidney Disease in Children (ISKDC), begun in 1966, conducted the first international collaborative randomized blinded controlled trial in pediatric nephrology and one of the first in...

William A. Primack, Robert L. Chevalier, Aaron Friedman… in Pediatric Nephrology (2023)

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Determinants of medication adherence in childhood nephrotic syndrome and associations of adherence with clinical outcomes

Pediatric patients with nephrotic syndrome take medications long-term with significant toxicity and complex regimens, yet data on medication adherence are limited.

Chia-shi Wang, Jonathan P Troost, Yujie Wang, Larry A Greenbaum… in Pediatric Nephrology (2022)

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Progressive kidney disease may not alter the association of hyponatremia with mortality

Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte disorder and a prognostic marker for mortality. We hypothesize that in advanced chronic or acute kidney disease, hyponatremia is not independently associated with mortality...

Ladan Golestaneh, Joel Neugarten, Frederick Kaskel… in Clinical and Experimental Nephrology (2018)

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Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome: a persistent challenge for pediatric nephrology

Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome remains a challenge to treat, but various efforts are underway to better understand the pathogenesis and improve patient outcomes. This review provides an update on the new...

Samriti Dogra, Frederick Kaskel in Pediatric Nephrology (2017)

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Primary hyperoxaluria: spectrum of clinical and imaging findings

Primary hyperoxaluria is a rare autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism with three known subtypes. In primary hyperoxaluria type 1, the most common of the subtypes, a deficiency in the hepatic enzymes r...

Sara B. Strauss, Temima Waltuch, William Bivin, Frederick Kaskel… in Pediatric Radiology (2017)

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An 18-year-old with nephrotic syndrome and chest pain: Answers

Lauren J. Becton, Beatrice Goilav, Yanhua Wang, Peter D. Cole… in Pediatric Nephrology (2015)

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The association of anemia and hypoalbuminemia with accelerated decline in GFR among adolescents with chronic kidney disease

We sought to describe rates of kidney function decline and to identify modifiable risk factors for CKD progression in a multicenter prospective cohort study of adolescents with CKD aged 11 to 18 years seen sem...

Susan L. Furth, Stephen R. Cole, Jeffrey J. Fadrowski… in Pediatric Nephrology (2007)

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Role of folate deficiency on erythropoietin resistance in pediatric and adolescent patients on chronic dialysis

Unlike iron therapy, folate use is not a standard of care in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Despite iron repletion, poor response to erythropoietin (EPO) treatment is common. Theoretical evidence for folate defic...

Oluwatoyin Fatai Bamgbola, Frederick Kaskel in Pediatric Nephrology (2005)

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First NIH/Office of Rare Diseases Conference on Cystinosis: past, present, and future

Robert Kleta, Frederick Kaskel, Ranjan Dohil, Paul Goodyer… in Pediatric Nephrology (2005)

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Impact of residual renal function in children on hemodialysis

Residual renal function (RRF) contributes to dialysis adequacy as well as lower mortality and morbidity in dialysis patients. Even very small changes in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) account for considerab...

E. Erkan, Michael Moritz, Frederick Kaskel in Pediatric Nephrology (2001)

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Basiliximab induction improves the outcome of renal transplants in children and adolescents

Thirty-two children and adolescents received their renal transplant at the Montefiore Medical Center, in New York, between October 1996 and May 2000. Twenty-four patients received basiliximab, in addition to ...

A. Swiatecka-Urban, Clotilde Garcia, Dianne Feuerstein… in Pediatric Nephrology (2001)

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Novel WT1 mutation (C388Y) in a female child with Denys-Drash syndrome

We report the identification of a novel Wilms tumor suppressor gene mutation in a 5-month-old girl who presented with unilateral Wilms tumor (WT) and renal diffuse mesangial sclerosis typical of Denys-Drash sy...

Agnieszka Swiatecka-Urban, Michele H. Mokrzycki, Frederick Kaskel… in Pediatric Nephrology (2001)