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December 2006 Volume 2 No 12

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Editorial

Case Studies: more than simple anecdotes

Julie Solomon

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0349 | Full Text | PDF (66K)

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Viewpoint

Renal dysfunction in leptospirosis: a view from the tropics

Visith Sitprija

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0326 | Full Text | PDF (90K)

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Research Highlights

Extracorporeal blood purification does not prevent contrast nephropathy

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0294 | Full Text | PDF (80K)

One year of EPO markedly increases HDL cholesterol levels in predialysis CKD patients

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0306 | Full Text | PDF (80K)

Cardiovascular risk factors under-managed in advanced type 2 diabetic nephropathy

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0307 | Full Text | PDF (88K)

Exercise and an anabolic steroid improve muscle mass and function in hemodialysis patients

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0291 | Full Text | PDF (79K)

Cyclophosphamide versus azathioprine for proliferative lupus nephritis therapy

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doi:10.1038/ncprheum0306 | Full Text | PDF (87K)

Use of gadodiamide for contrast-enhanced MRI linked with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0308 | Full Text | PDF (79K)

Low sitting height:leg length ratio characterizes Schimke chronic kidney disease

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0315 | Full Text | PDF (86K)

Lack of glomerular deposits signals a better prognosis in AA amyloidosis

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0316 | Full Text | PDF (78K)

Children with a single, normal kidney can participate in contact/collision sports

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0330 | Full Text | PDF (88K)

Child-to-child transplantation yields better long-term renal graft function

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0331 | Full Text | PDF (78K)

Sustained low-efficiency daily dialysis: safe, successful and cost-effective ARF treatment

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0317 | Full Text | PDF (80K)

Improving access to kidney transplantation for sensitized patients: the Emory Algorithm

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0328 | Full Text | PDF (88K)

LO-Tact-1 reduces chronic rejection and infection following renal transplantation

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0327 | Full Text | PDF (79K)

Sphygmomanometer calibration could increase the accuracy of hypertension detection

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0329 | Full Text | PDF (79K)

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Practice Points

Do statins have a beneficial effect on the kidney?

Moshe Levi

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0336 | Full Text | PDF (92K)

Timing of sudden death relative to the hemodialysis procedure

Jeffrey Perl and Christopher T Chan

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0345 | Full Text | PDF (95K)

Is cool dialysis an effective and well-tolerated means of reducing the frequency of intradialytic hypotension?

Nathan W Levin and Peter Kotanko

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0342 | Full Text | PDF (95K)

Maintenance treatment of proliferative lupus nephritis can be discontinued after remission in some patients

Cheuk-Chun Szeto and Lai-Shan Tam

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0333 | Full Text | PDF (93K)

Does the Adrogue–Madias formula accurately predict serum sodium levels in patients with dysnatremias?

Troels Ring

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0335 | Full Text | PDF (146K)

Bisphosphonates can improve bone mineral density in renal transplant recipients

Ralf Westenfeld, Vincent M Brandenburg and Markus Ketteler

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0334 | Full Text | PDF (94K)

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Reviews

Depression in end-stage renal disease hemodialysis patients

Daniel Cukor, Rolf A Peterson, Scott D Cohen and Paul L Kimmel

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0359 | Full Text | PDF (187K)

Drug Insight: maintenance immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients

Millie Samaniego, Bryan N Becker and Arjang Djamali

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0343 | Full Text | PDF (404K)

Mechanisms of Disease: in utero programming in the pathogenesis of hypertension

David JP Barker, Susan P Bagby and Mark A Hanson

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0344 | Full Text | PDF (175K)

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Case Study

Continuing Medical Education

Interpretation of serologic tests in an HIV-infected patient with kidney disease

German T Hernandez, Jeffrey M Critchfield and Rudolph A Rodriguez

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0324 | Full Text | PDF (227K)

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Article Response

Living unrelated kidney donor transplantation in Iran

Ali Nobakht Haghighi and Nasrollah Ghahramani

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doi:10.1038/ncpneph0364 | Full Text

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