end stage renal disease; ESRD - end stage renal disease; ESRD

Antinephrin Autoantibodies: Biomarker for Kidney Disease?

2024-05-27 01:42 AM

STOCKHOLM — People with difficult to diagnose kidney diseases linked to nephrotic syndrome show uniquely high levels of antinephrin autoantibodies, suggesting a novel biomarker and breakthrough development in diagnosing and managing the diseases. “The discovery of antinephrin autoantibodies thoroughly changes our understanding of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome, minimal change disease (MCD), and primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis …

Teamwork Enables Transplant for Those With Obesity, ESRD

2024-03-19 06:08 PM

TOPLINE: A collaborative program between bariatric and transplant teams can enable patients with morbid obesity and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to become eligible for a kidney transplant, a single-center study showed. METHODOLOGY: A cohort of 183 patients (mean age, 42.9 years; 66.7% women) was referred for metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) due to obesity, which impeded …