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APOL1 Variants Linked to CKD and ESRD
Compared with having zero or one risk allele within the APOL1 gene, carrying two risk alleles was linked with a 1.49-fold increased risk of CKD and a 1.88-fold increased risk of ESRD in the first prospective study of its kind. The study included information from 3067 African Americans in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study who did not have CKD …
FDA-ASN Partnership to Advance Innovation and Patient Safety in Kidney Health
A new paper in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) showcases the Kidney Health Initiative (KHI), a new public-private partnership between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN). KHI seeks to bring the many voices of the kidney community together to work in a collaborative environment to improve patient safety and foster innovation …
Preeclampsia In Pregnancy Doesn’t Predict Later Kidney Function Decline
Women who have preeclampsia during pregnancy do not have a higher risk for kidney function decline later in life. A new study in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology followed 89 women with preeclampsia and 69 women without over a mean duration of 10 years. At follow-up there were no significant differences in kidney function, as measured by the …
Imaging Reveals Kidney Disease’s Toll on the Brain
Neuroimaging can reveal the effects of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on the brain, and provide new understanding in the relationship of, and interaction between, neural and renal pathology. A new review in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology found neuroimaging obtained in patients with CKD revealed trends for 1) cerebral atrophy and changes in cerebral density, 2) cerebral vascular disease, and …
Immunoglobulin-Type Disease Main Driver in Renal Amyloidosis
A large case study has determined that the immunoglobulin (IG)-derived version of renal amyloidosis is the most commonly encountered version. Amyloidosis, a disease that can affect any organ, causes amyloid deposits to form and become lodged in the extracellular space, interfering with normal functioning. The study, recently published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, examined 474 patients with …
Heart Healthy Lifestyle May Cut CKD Patients’ Risk of Kidney Failure
Compared with CKD patients who had none or one heart healthy lifestyle component in the ideal range, those with two, three, and four ideal factors had progressively lower risks for kidney failure over 4 years, according to a recent Journal of the American Society of Nephrology study of 3093 individuals with stage 3 and 4 CKD. The researchers used the …
Sugary Drinks Increase Kidney Stone Risk
Sugary drinks were associated with a higher risk of kidney stone formation in a CJASN analysis of data on 194,095 individuals followed on average for more than 8 years. People who consumed one or more sugar-sweetened cola servings per day had a 23% higher risk of developing kidney stones than those consuming less than one serving per week. There was …