Commentary
Kidney International (2006) 69, 1927–1930. doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000412
Tools to detect and modify sickle cell nephropathy
J I Scheinman1
1University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Correspondence: JI Scheinman, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Room G-019, Miller Building, Kansas City, Kansas 66160-7330, USA. E-mail: jscheinman@kumc.edu
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Abstract
Placement of the development of a sickle cell nephropathy in a time/event line is helped by better measures of glomerular filtration rate, tubular dysfunction, and proteinuria. Preventing or slowing the nephropathy can improve the outcome of this complication of the devastating sickle cell disease.
