Background Little is known about the nature and durability of the humoral immune response
to infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Methods …

Kidney stone disease is a common condition. To search for sequence variants conferring
risk of kidney stones, we conducted a genome-wide association study in 3,773 cases and …

Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) deficiency, cystinuria, Dent disease, familial
hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis (FHHNC), and primary …

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) precedes multiple myeloma
(MM). Population-based screening for MGUS could identify candidates for early treatment in …

Current criteria for the diagnosis of CKD in adults include persistent signs of kidney damage,
such as increased urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio or a GFR below the threshold of 60 ml/…

Background This article summarizes the European Renal Association – European Dialysis
and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) Registry’s 2015 Annual Report. It describes the …

Regional citrate anticoagulation in continuous venovenous hemofiltration in critically ill
patients with a high risk of bleeding. Background Systemic heparinization is associated with a …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem that is associated with
substantial morbidity and mortality. To search for sequence variants that associate with CKD, …

Recent reports show an increased occurrence of kidney stone disease worldwide. To further
evaluate and quantify this observation, we examined recent trends in the incidence of …

Results Of 212,930 patients commencing RRT from 1990 to 2009, 4765 (2.2%) had renal
diagnoses consistent with CAKUT. The proportion of incident RRT patients with CAKUT …