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Scritto da BMC Nephrology
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 Background:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major worldwide health problem. However, its burden amongadolescents and young adults is unknown, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study wasto investigate its prevalence in the school env ... ...
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Scritto da BMC Nephrology
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 Background:The main function of the kidneys is to remove waste products and excess water from theblood. Loss of kidney function leads to various health issues, such as anemia, high bloodpressure, bone disease, disorders of cholesterol. The main obje ... ...
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Scritto da BMC Nephrology
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 Background:In addition to its canonical role in musculoskeletal health, several reports have demonstratedthat serum vitamin D level may influence kidney function. However, the effect ofpretransplant serum vitamin D level on subsequent graft function ... ...
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Background:Microdeletions on chromosome 17q12 cause of diverse spectrum of disorders and have onlyrecently been identified as a rare cause of Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuester-Hauser-Syndrome(MRKH), which is characterized by uterus aplasia +/- partial/comple ... ...
Background:Ethnic differences in the association between central obesity and raised albumin-creatinineratio (ACR) have not been investigated. Our aim was to determine whether the associationbetween central obesity, defined by the waist-to-height rat ... ...
Background:Neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a highly predictive biomarker of acutekidney injury. To understand the role of NGAL in renal injury during sepsis, we investigatedthe temporal changes and biological sources of NGAL in ... ...