Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Editorial Comments:

A Turco, A Renieri, and M De Marchi

Alport syndrome - is there a genotype-phenotype relationship?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1551-1553; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1551 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Fliser, E Franek, and E Ritz

Renal function in the elderly-is the dogma of an inexorable decline of renal function correct?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1553-1555; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1553 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Buck and J Feehally

Diabetes and renal failure in Indo-Asians in the UK-a paradigm for the study of disease susceptibility
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1555-1560; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1555 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Wang and R Hirschberg

Role of growth factors in acute renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1560-1563; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1560 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Hirschberg

Biologically active peptides in acute renal failure: recent clinical trials
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1563-1566; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1563 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Danovitch

Cyclosporin or tacrolimus: which agent to choose?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1566-1568; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1566 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Invited Comments:

J Chao and L Chao

New experimental evidence for a role of tissue kallikrein in hypertension
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1569-1574; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1569 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Personal Opinion:

G Sunder-Plassmann, S Spitzauer, and W Horl

The dilemma of evaluating iron status in dialysis patients-limitations of available diagnostic procedures
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1575-1580; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1575 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

K Marks, R Kilav, E Berman, T Naveh-Many, and J Silver

Parathyroid hormone gene expression in Hyp mice fed a low-phosphate diet
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1581-1585; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1581 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Hemmskerk, E Huisman, A van Lambalgen, G van den Bos, M Hennekes, L Thisjs, and G Tangelder

Renal function and oxygen consumption during bacteraemia and endotoxaemia in rats
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1586-1594; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1586 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Jefferson, H Lemmink, A Hughes, C Hill, H Smeets, C Doherty, and A Maxwell

Autosomal dominant Alport syndrome linked to the type IV collage &agr;3 and &agr;4 genes (COL4A3 and COL4A4)
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1595-1599; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1595 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Stenvinkel, A Ottosson-Seeberger, K de Potocki, and A Alvestrand

A calcium-channel blocker, amlodipine, attenuates insulin antinatriuresis but does not modulate insulin-mediated attenuation of cardiovascular reactivity in healthy man
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1600-1607; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1600 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Riehl, H Schmitt, D Bongartz, D Bergmann, and H Sieberth

Renal artery stenosis: evaluation with colour duplex ultrasonography
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1608-1614; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1608 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Saran, S Marshall, R Madsen, P Keavey, and J Tapson

Long-term follow-up of kidney donors: a longitudinal study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1615-1621; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1615 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Koyama, A Yoshida, A Takeda, K Morozumi, T Fujinami, and N Tanaka

Abnormal cyanide metabolism in uraemic patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1622-1628; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1622 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Blumberg, H Roser, C Zehnder, and J Muller-Brand

Plasma potassium in patients with terminal renal failure during and after haemodialysis; relationship with dialytic potassium removal and total body potassium
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1629-1634; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1629 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L Tabouy, A Chauvet-Monges, P Brunet, D Braguer, P Garcia, Y Berland, and A Crevat

In vitro mitochondrial test to assess haemodialyser biocompatibility
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1635-1639; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1635 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Burke, E Slatopolsky, and D Goldberg

RnaGel®, a novel calcium- and aluminium-free phosphate binder, inhibits phosphate absorption in normal volunteers
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1640-1644; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1640 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Fabrizi, G Lunghi, G Bacchini, M Corti, I Guarnori, L Raffaele, G Erba, A Pagano, and F Locatelli

Hepatitis G virus infection in chronic dialysis patients and kidney transplant recipients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1645-1651; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1645 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Plum, A Fussholler, G Schoenicke, T Busch, C Erren, C Fieseler, J Kirchgessner, J Passlick-Deetjen, and B Grabensee

In vivo and in vivo effects of amino-acid-based and bicarbonate-buffered peritoneal dialysis solutions with regard to peritoneal transport and cytokines/prostanoids dialysate concentrations
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1652-1660; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1652 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Prischl, M Wallner, H Kalchmair, F Povacz, and R Kramar

Initial subcutaneous embedding of the peritoneal dialysis catheter-a critical appraisal of this new implantation technique
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1661-1667; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1661 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Filler, R Grygas, I Mai, H Stolpe, C Greiner, S Bauer, and J Ehrich

Pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus (FK 506) in children and adolescents with renal transplants
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1668-1671; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1668 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Arent, M Mallat, R Westendorp, F van der Woude, and L van Es

Patient survival after renal transplantation; more than 25 years follow-up
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1672-1679; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1672 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Various

Abstracts from the second international symposium on advances in renal osteodystrophy, 20-21 March, 1997, Oviedo, Spain
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1777-1793; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1777 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Preliminary Reports:

A Irish

The factor V Leiden mutation and risk of renal vein thrombosis in patients with nephrotic syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1680-1683; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1680 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Yerdel, M Kesenci, K Yazicioglu, Z Doseyen, A Turkcapar, and E Anadol

Effect of haemodynamic variables on surgically created arteriovenous fistula flow
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1684-1688; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1684 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports:

C Jean, C Chazot, T Vanel, B Charra, J Terrat, E Calemard, and G Laurent

Central venous catheters for haemodialysis: looking for optimal blood flow
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1689-1691; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1689 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Van Landeghem, P Haese, L Lamberts, J Barata, and M DeBroe

Aluminium speciation in cerebrospinal fluid of acutely aluminium-intoxicated dialysis patients before and after desferrioxamine treatment; a step in the understanding of the element's neurotoxicity
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1692-1698; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1692 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

W Metcalfe and J Boulton-Jones

Exacerbation of lupus nephritis in association with leuprorelin injection for uterine leiomyoma
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1699-1700; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1699 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Riehl, H Schmitt L Schafer, B Schneider, and H Sieberth

Retroperitoneal lymphangiectasia associated with bilateral renal vein thrombosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1701-1703; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1701 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Wright, K Bel'eed, L Sellars, and I Richmond

Relapsing polychondritis and myelodysplasia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1704-1707; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1704 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Halbertsma and N Schut

Marfan syndrome presenting with transient renal insufficiency
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1708-1710; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1708 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Paynter, A Parnham, T Feest, and C Dudley

Thoracic aortic dissection complicating autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1711-1713; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1711 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Rivera, C Gil, M Gil, E Batlle-Gualda, M Trigueros, and J Olivares

Vascular renal AA amyloidosis in adult Still's disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1714-1716; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1714 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Deira, L Corbacho, A Bondia, J Lerma, A Gascon, B Martin, P Garcia, and J Tabernero

Captopril hepatoxicity in a case of renal crisis due to systemic sclerosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1717-1718; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1717 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V Quan, C Black, and J Scoble

Cutaneous scleroderma following bilateral arteriovenous fistula formation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1719-1720; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1719 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Ducloux, C Bresson-Vautrin, and J Chalopin

Type II mixed cyroglobulinaemia in the course of Hantavirus nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1721-1723; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1721 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Albitar, R Genin, M Fen-Chong, D Schohn, J Riviere, M Serveaux, and C Chuet

The febrile patient presenting with acute renal failure and enlarged kidneys-another mode of presentation of malakoplakia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1724-1726; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1724 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Del Pozo, L Sanchez, M Albero, and M Arenas

Prolonged treatment with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in a patient with Felty's syndrome and chronic renal failure from secondary amyloidosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1727-1729; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1727 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Furusu, N Yoshizuka, K Abe, O Sasaki, K Miyazaki, M Miyazaki, Y Hirakata, Y Ozono, T Harada, and S Kohno

Aeromonas hydrophila necrotizing fasciitis and gas gangrene in a diabetic patient on haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1730-1734; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1730 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Konner and D Vorwerk

Permanent pacemaker wires causing subclavian vein stenosis in presence of AV fistula-is it ever wrong to try angioplasty and stenting?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1735-1738; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1735 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Buchler, A Al-Najjar, A Guerraoui, P Janin, Y Lhuintre, F Tranquart, H Nivet, and Y Lebranchu

Appearance of multiple progressive nodules in the spleen of a renal graft recipient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1739-1741; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1739 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Vega, P Errasti, and F Pardo-Mindan

Renal transplantation from a donor with a nail-patella syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1742-1744; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1742 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Schwab, H Schmidt-Gayk, and H Ruder

Transient hyperphosphatasaemia in a 4-year-old boy after successful kidney transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1745-1749; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1745 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Yegenaga-Bakioglu, I Titiz, F Turkmen, M Aydln, N Kiksal, I Ayan, and F Aker

Kaposi sarcoma and gonadoblastoma dysgerminoma with gonadal dysgenesis following cadaveric renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1750-1752; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1750 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

The Interesting Cases:

N Kaiser, I Reiger, E Foidl, K Berek, and P Baumgartl

Ethyleneglycol intoxication in a dipsomaniac patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1753-1754; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1753 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

G Enia and P Finocchiaro

The lady seen for evaluation of left flank pain and a 'small left kidney'
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1755-1756; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1755 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

E Plaisier, B Mougenot, R Khayat, B Gattegno, F Mignon, and P Ronco

Ureteral stenosis in Wegener's granulomatosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1757-1759; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1757 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz for the beginner:

T Rabelink

Water bewitched
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1760-1761. [Request Permissions]  

Continuing Nephrological Education:

A Zuccala' and P Zucchelli

A renal disease frequently found at postmortem, but rarely diagnosed in vivo
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1762-1767; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1762 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters and Replies:

A Felsenfeld, M Rodriguez, and P Messa

Impact of the method of calculation on assessment of the parathyroid hormone-calcium set point
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1768-1769; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1768 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Yosipovitch, G Boner, C Morton, M Lafferty, C Hau, I Henderson, M Jones, and J Lowe

Pruritus and skin hydration during dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1769-1770; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1769 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K McLaughlin, A Morris, M Paparella, A Tarantino, and C Ponticelli

Antiviral treatment for HCV patients pre-renal transplantation?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1770-1771; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1770 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

S Schmidt, J Chudek, H Karkoszka, U Heemann, H Reichel, M Rambausek, F Kokot, and E Ritz

The BsmI vitamin D-receptor polymorphism and secondary hyperparathyroidism
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1771a-1772a; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1771a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Okada, K Moriwaki, H Nakamoto, S Sugahara, and H Suzuki

An experience of the therapeutic use of an endotoxin adsorption column for microangiopathic haemolytic uraemic syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1771b-1774b; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1771b [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B Hess

Reduced proteinuria after cessation of long-acting, osmotic release nifedipine GITS in diabetic nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1772-1773; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1772 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O Hergesell

End-stage renal disease due to Bardet-Biedl syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1773-1774; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1773 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Matyus, L Uhelyi, I Karpati, T Ben, and G Kakuk

Increase in the incidence of analgesic nephropathy in Hungary
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1774-1775; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1774 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Bremer and R Schaefer

Heterozygosity for factor V Leiden in a hameodialysis patient with recurrent shunt thrombosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 1775-1776; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.8.1775 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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