Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Editorial Comments:

Marcello Tonelli

Do statins protect the kidney as well as the heart?
NDT Advance Access published on September 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3005-3006; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl505 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aleksandra Sindic and Eberhard Schlatter

Mechanisms of action of uroguanylin and guanylin and their role in salt handling
NDT Advance Access published on August 18, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3007-3012; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl314 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bryan R. Conway, David A. Savage, and A. Peter Maxwell

Identifying genes for diabetic nephropathy—current difficulties and future directions
NDT Advance Access published on August 18, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3012-3017; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl452 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eric Goffin and Olivier Devuyst

Phenotype and genotype: perspectives for peritoneal dialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on September 8, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3018-3022; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl514 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial Reviews:

Chryssoula Thodi, Elias Thodis, Vassilis Danielides, Ploumis Pasadakis, and Vassilis Vargemezis

Hearing in renal failure
NDT Advance Access published on August 25, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3023-3030; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl472 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joanne L. Carter, Charles R. V. Tomson, Paul E. Stevens, and Edmund J. Lamb

Does urinary tract infection cause proteinuria or microalbuminuria? A systematic review
NDT Advance Access published on July 22, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3031-3037; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl373 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hassane Izzedine, Corinne Isnard-Bagnis, Vincent Launay-Vacher, Lucille Mercadal, Isabelle Tostivint, Olivier Rixe, Isabelle Brocheriou, Edward Bourry, Svetlana Karie, Samir Saeb, Nadine Casimir, Bertrand Billemont, and Gilbert Deray

Gemcitabine-induced thrombotic microangiopathy: a systematic review
NDT Advance Access published on September 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3038-3045; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl507 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Translational Nephrology:

Michael S. Gersch and Richard J. Johnson

Uric acid and the immune response
NDT Advance Access published on September 8, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3046-3047; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl226 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Branko Braam and Hein A. Koomans

Dogmas and surprises about the renin–angiotensin system and sodium reabsorption
NDT Advance Access published on September 8, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3048-3051; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl411 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Friedrich C. Luft

Soluble endoglin (sEng) joins the soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase (sFlt) receptor as a pre-eclampsia molecule
NDT Advance Access published on July 26, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3052-3054; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl439 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Experimental Nephrology:

Raul G. Carlini, Evelyn Alonzo, Ezequiel Bellorin-Font, and José R. Weisinger

Apoptotic stress pathway activation mediated by iron on endothelial cells in vitro
NDT Advance Access published on September 6, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3055-3061; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl341 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Prashant S. Patole, Rahul D. Pawar, Maciej Lech, Daniel Zecher, Holger Schmidt, Stephan Segerer, Andreas Ellwart, Anna Henger, Matthias Kretzler, and Hans-Joachim Anders

Expression and regulation of Toll-like receptors in lupus-like immune complex glomerulonephritis of MRL-Fas(lpr) mice
NDT Advance Access published on September 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3062-3073; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl336 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pablo Bautista-García, Laura Gabriela Sánchez-Lozada, Magdalena Cristóbal-García, Edilia Tapia, Virgilia Soto, Ma. Carmen Ávila-Casado, Ricardo Márquez-Velasco, Rafael Bojalil, Martha Franco, and Jaime Herrera-Acosta

Chronic inhibition of NOS-2 ameliorates renal injury, as well as COX-2 and TGF-ß1 overexpression in 5/6 nephrectomized rats
NDT Advance Access published on August 25, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3074-3081; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl444 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maria L. Marco

The Fischer–Lewis model of chronic allograft rejection—a summary
NDT Advance Access published on August 25, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3082-3086; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl451 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bart Smeets, Mark L. M. Steenbergen, Henry B. P. M. Dijkman, Kiek N. Verrijp, Nathalie A. J. M. te Loeke, Jan Aten, Eric J. Steenbergen, and Jack F. M. Wetzels

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition prevents development of collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in Thy-1.1 transgenic mice
NDT Advance Access published on September 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3087-3097; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl495 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Clinical Nephrology:

Patricia Malafronte, Gianna Mastroianni-Kirsztajn, Gustavo N. Betônico, João Egídio Romão, Jr, Maria Almerinda R. Alves, Maria Fernanda Carvalho, Osvaldo M. Viera Neto, Ricardo A. M. Cadaval, Ronaldo R. Bérgamo, Viktória Woronik, Yvoty A. S. Sens, Mauro S. M. Marrocos, and Rui T. Barros

Paulista registry of glomerulonephritis: 5-year data report
NDT Advance Access published on September 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3098-3105; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl237 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jarir Atthobari, Auke H. Brantsma, Ron T. Gansevoort, Sipke T. Visser, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Wiek H. van Gilst, Paul E. de Jong, and Lolkje T. W. de Jong-van den Berg on behalf of PREVEND study group

The effect of statins on urinary albumin excretion and glomerular filtration rate: results from both a randomized clinical trial and an observational cohort study
NDT Advance Access published on May 23, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3106-3114; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl244 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marten Trendelenburg, Margarita Lopez-Trascasa, Eliska Potlukova, Solange Moll, Stephan Regenass, Véronique Frémeaux-Bacchi, Jorge Martinez-Ara, Eva Jancova, Mari Luz Picazo, Eva Honsova, Vladimir Tesar, Salima Sadallah, and Jürg Schifferli

High prevalence of anti-C1q antibodies in biopsy-proven active lupus nephritis
NDT Advance Access published on July 28, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3115-3121; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl436 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maria Luiza Caramori, Youngki Kim, Paola Fioretto, Chunmei Huang, Stephen S. Rich, Michael E. Miller, Gregory B. Russell, and Michael Mauer

Cellular basis of diabetic nephropathy: IV Antioxidant enzyme mRNA expression levels in skin fibroblasts of type 1 diabetic sibling pairs
NDT Advance Access published on July 28, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3122-3126; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl434 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Efstathios Alexopoulos, Aikaterini Papagianni, Mzia Tsamelashvili, Maria Leontsini, and Dimitrios Memmos

Induction and long-term treatment with cyclosporine in membranous nephropathy with the nephrotic syndrome
NDT Advance Access published on September 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3127-3132; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl360 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Akiko Kitamura, Hiroyasu Tsukaguchi, Kazumoto Iijima, Jungo Araki, Motoshi Hattori, Masahiro Ikeda, Masataka Honda, Kandai Nozu, Hitoshi Nakazato, Norishige Yoshikawa, Shoji Kagami, Masaaki Muramatsu, Yong Choi, Hae Il Cheong, and Toshio Doi

Genetics and clinical features of 15 Asian families with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome
NDT Advance Access published on September 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3133-3138; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl347 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary Data [Request Permissions]  

Michael J. Mihatsch, Bettina Khanlari, and Felix P. Brunner

Obituary to analgesic nephropathy—an autopsy study
NDT Advance Access published on August 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3139-3145; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl390 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gong Wei, Liu Zhihong, Chen Huiping, Zeng Caihong, Chen Zhaohong, and Li Leishi

Spectrum of clinical features and type IV collagen -chain distribution in Chinese patients with Alport syndrome
NDT Advance Access published on August 29, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3146-3154; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl394 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tiago Veiga Pereira, Ane Cláudia Fernandes Nunes, Martina Rudnicki, Ricardo Magistroni, Alberto Albertazzi, Alexandre Costa Pereira, and José Eduardo Krieger

Influence of ACE I/D gene polymorphism in the progression of renal failure in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a meta-analysis
NDT Advance Access published on August 25, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3155-3163; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl412 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary Data [Request Permissions]  

Hege Salvesen Blix, Kirsten Kilvik Viktil, Tron Anders Moger, and Aasmund Reikvam

Use of renal risk drugs in hospitalized patients with impaired renal function—an underestimated problem?
NDT Advance Access published on July 31, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3164-3171; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl399 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Dialysis and Transplantation:

Christi M. Terry, Donald K. Blumenthal, Sreevalli Sikharam, Li Li, Tadashi Kuji, Steven E. Kern, and Alfred K. Cheung

Evaluation of histological techniques for quantifying haemodialysis arteriovenous (AV) graft hyperplasia
NDT Advance Access published on September 6, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3172-3179; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl366 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary Data [Request Permissions]  

Alberto Magnasco and Sandro Alloatti

Glucose infusion test (GIT) compared with the saline dilution technology in recirculation measurements
NDT Advance Access published on August 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3180-3184; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl383 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dana Mitchell, Zipporah Krishnasami, and Michael Allon

Catheter-related bacteraemia in haemodialysis patients with HIV infection
NDT Advance Access published on August 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3185-3188; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl425 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sara N. Davison, Gian S. Jhangri, and Jeffrey A. Johnson

Longitudinal validation of a modified Edmonton symptom assessment system (ESAS) in haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on September 6, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3189-3195; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl380 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ronit Geron, Revital Shurtz-Swirski, Shifra Sela, Yevgeny Gurevitch, Tatiana Tanasijtchouk, Zila Shenn Orr, Galina Shkolnik, Olga Tanhilevski, and Batya Kristal

Polymorphonuclear leucocyte priming in long intermittent nocturnal haemodialysis patients—is melatonin a player?
NDT Advance Access published on August 8, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3196-3201; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl359 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carlos Lucas, Fernando Carrera, Cristina Jorge, Helena Boquinhas, and Maria Joao Pais

Effectiveness of weekly darbepoetin alfa in the treatment of anaemia of HIV-infected haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on August 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3202-3206; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl386 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Frances L. Game, Susan Y. Chipchase, Richard Hubbard, Richard P. Burden, and William J. Jeffcoate

Temporal association between the incidence of foot ulceration and the start of dialysis in diabetes mellitus
NDT Advance Access published on July 28, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3207-3210; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl427 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Murat Duranay, Hatice Akay, Fatma Meriç Yilmaz, Mehmet Senes, Nurçin Tekeli, and Dogan Yücel

Effects of L-carnitine infusions on inflammatory and nutritional markers in haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on July 22, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3211-3214; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl356 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrea Galassi, David M. Spiegel, Antonio Bellasi, Geoffrey A. Block, and Paolo Raggi

Accelerated vascular calcification and relative hypoparathyroidism in incident haemodialysis diabetic patients receiving calcium binders
NDT Advance Access published on July 28, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3215-3222; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl395 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Covadonga Valdés, Mónica García-Mendoza, Pablo Rebollo, Teresa Ortega, and Francisco Ortega

Mental health at the third month of haemodialysis as a predictor of short-term survival
NDT Advance Access published on September 8, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3223-3230; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl392 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yi Lun Zhou, Hui Lan Liu, Xiao Feng Duan, Ying Yao, Yi Sun, and Qun Liu

Impact of sodium and ultrafiltration profiling on haemodialysis-related hypotension
NDT Advance Access published on September 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3231-3237; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl375 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Daniel Xavier Lima, Andy Petroianu, and Heather Lynn Hauter

Quality of life and surgical complications of kidney donors in the late post-operative period in Brazil
NDT Advance Access published on August 18, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3238-3242; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl433 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sydney Chi-Wai Tang, Kwok Wah Chan, Colin Siu-On Tang, Man Fai Lam, Chung Ying Leung, Kai Chung Tse, Chun Sang Li, Yiu Wing Ho, Matthew Kwok-Lung Tong, Kar Neng Lai, Tak Mao Chan, and for the Hong Kong Nephrology Study Group

Conversion of ciclosporin A to tacrolimus in kidney transplant recipients with chronic allograft nephropathy
NDT Advance Access published on July 28, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3243-3251; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl397 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Juan Carlos Ruiz, Josep M. Campistol, Ana Sánchez-Fructuoso, Constantino Rivera, Juan Oliver, David Ramos, Begoña Campos, Manuel Arias, and Fritz Diekmann

Increase of proteinuria after conversion from calcineurin inhibitor to sirolimus-based treatment in kidney transplant patients with chronic allograft dysfunction
NDT Advance Access published on September 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3252-3257; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl447 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Urban Sester, Heike Junker, Tobias Hodapp, Alexandra Schütz, Bernhard Thiele, Andreas Meyerhans, Hans Köhler, and Martina Sester

Improved efficiency in detecting cellular immunity towards M. tuberculosis in patients receiving immunosuppressive drug therapy
NDT Advance Access published on August 25, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3258-3268; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl416 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ulrike John, Anne Schulze Everding, Eberhard Kuwertz-Bröking, Monika Bulla, Dirk E. Müller-Wiefel, Joachim Misselwitz, and Markus J. Kemper

High prevalence of febrile urinary tract infections after paediatric renal transplantation
NDT Advance Access published on September 8, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3269-3274; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl464 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Konstadina Griva, Derek Thompson, Dakshina Jayasena, Andrew Davenport, Michael Harrison, and Stanton Peter Newman

Cognitive functioning pre- to post-kidney transplantation—a prospective study
NDT Advance Access published on July 22, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3275-3282; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl385 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports:

Verena Matejas, Lihadh Al-Gazali, Iradj Amirlak, and Martin Zenker

A syndrome comprising childhood-onset glomerular kidney disease and ocular abnormalities with progressive loss of vision is caused by mutated LAMB2
NDT Advance Access published on August 18, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3283-3286; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl463 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mary M. Klote, Lawrence Y. Agodoa, and Kevin C. Abbott

Risk factors for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in US chronic dialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on September 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3287-3292; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl488 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Technical Note:

Vincent W. S. Lee, Yiping Wang, Xiaohong Qin, Ying Wang, Guoping Zheng, Deepika Mahajan, Jason Coombes, Gopala Rangan, Steven I. Alexander, and David C. H. Harris

Adriamycin nephropathy in severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice
NDT Advance Access published on August 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3293-3298; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl413 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

María José Carrera, Antonio Salar, Jordi Pascual, Marisa Mir, Juan José Chillarón, and Juan Francisco Cano

Hypopituitarism associated with mycotic aneurysm of the cavernous carotid artery in a renal transplant recipient
NDT Advance Access published on August 18, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3299-3300; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl125 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Meng-Kung Yu, Mei-Ching Yu, and Fan Lee

Association of DRESS Syndrome with chylous ascites
NDT Advance Access published on September 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3301-3303; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl388 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Asher Korzets, Uzi Gafter, Dror Dicker, Michal Herman, and Yaacov Ori

Levofloxacin and rhabdomyolysis in a renal transplant patient
NDT Advance Access published on September 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3304-3305; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl396 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kristine Dyckmans, Evelyne Lerut, Pieter Gillard, Matthias Lannoo, Nadine Ectors, Anne Hoorens, Chantal Mathieu, Willy Coosemans, Yves Vanrenterghem, and Dirk Kuypers

Post-transplant lymphoma of the pancreatic allograft in a kidney–pancreas transplant recipient: a misleading presentation
NDT Advance Access published on September 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3306-3310; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl382 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gankam Kengne Fabrice and Decaux Guy

Inappropriate secretion of ADH and central diabetes insipidus are related to antiphospholipid antibodies in SLE—case report and review of the literature
NDT Advance Access published on August 25, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3311-3315; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl478 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rhys Clwyd Roberts, Catherine Lane, Peter Hatfield, Elaine Clutterbuck, Mark Atkins, Ashley Brown, and Anthony Dorling

All anti-HBc-positive, HBsAg-negative dialysis patients on the transplant waiting list should be regarded as at risk of hepatitis B reactivation post-renal transplantation—report of three cases from a single centre
NDT Advance Access published on September 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3316-3319; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl401 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Chih-Jen Cheng, Chin-Sheng Lin, Li-Way Chang, and Shih-Hua Lin

Perplexing hyperkalaemia
NDT Advance Access published on September 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3320-3323; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl389 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sibylle von Vietinghoff, Wolfgang Schneider, Friedrich C. Luft, and Ralph Kettritz

Crescentic glomerulonephritis and malignancy—guilty or guilt by association?
NDT Advance Access published on August 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3324-3326; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl456 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz:

Benjamin Terrier, Agnès Buzyn, Aurélie Hummel, Benjamin Deroure, Guillaume Bollée, Mathieu Jablonski, Natacha Patey Mariaud de Serre, Laure-Hélène Noël, and Fadi Fakhouri

Serum monoclonal component and nephrotic syndrome—it is not always amyloidosis
NDT Advance Access published on August 25, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3327-3329; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl467 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

Faissal Tarrass, Meryem Benjelloun, Mohamed Gharbi Benghanem, and Benyounes Ramdani

Calcareous degeneration of the eye—an unusual complication of uraemic hyperparathyroidism
NDT Advance Access published on August 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3330; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl458 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yun Kyu Oh, Young Ho Choi, Chang Kyu Sung, and Chun Soo Lim

Emphysematous pyelonephritis treated with percutaneous catheter drainage and antibiotics
NDT Advance Access published on August 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3331-3332; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl462 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

Pierre Delanaye, Etienne Cavalier, Jean Paul Chapelle, Jean Marie Krzesinski, and Marc Froissart

Renal extraction of cystatin C
NDT Advance Access published on June 17, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3333; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl324 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Giovanni Garini, Landino Allegri, Maria Luisa Carnevali, Francesco Iannuzzella, and Carlo Buzio

Successful treatment of severe/active cryoglobulinaemic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis associated with hepatitis C virus infection by means of the sequential administration of immunosuppressive and antiviral agents
NDT Advance Access published on June 17, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3333-3334; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl344 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Florian Thermann, Michael Brauckhoff, and Malte Kornhuber

Dialysis shunt-associated ischaemic monomelic neuropathy: neurological recovery preserving the dialysis access
NDT Advance Access published on July 19, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3334-3336; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl362 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wan-Chun Liu, Mei-Chuan Kuo, Wen-Jeng Wu, Shang-Jyh Hwang, and Hung-Chun Chen

Chylous ascites after renal transplantation — a case report
NDT Advance Access published on July 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3336-3337; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl354 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Leroy Storsley, Adrian Fine, and John Krahn

IgM monoclonal protein presenting as pseudohypercreatininaemia
NDT Advance Access published on July 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3337-3338; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl353 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Charles J. Diskin

Creatinine and GFR: an imperfect marriage of convenience
NDT Advance Access published on July 22, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3338-3339; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl374 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clément Ackoundou-N’guessan, Anne-Elisabeth Heng, Sophie Guenu, Françoise Charbonne, Ousmane Traore, Patrice Deteix, and Bertrand Souweine

Ethanol lock solution as an adjunct treatment for preventing recurrent catheter-related sepsis—first case report in dialysis setting
NDT Advance Access published on July 19, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3339-3340; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl358 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yasuyuki Mizumori, Shigeaki Muto, Shin-ichi Uchida, Sei Sasaki, and Eiji Kusano

Atypical Gitelman syndrome with L623P mutation of the thiazide-sensitive Na–Cl cotransporter gene exhibiting lack of hypocalciuria and increased proximal tubule salt reabsorption
NDT Advance Access published on July 19, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3340-3341; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl361 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Theodoros Ioannis Kassimatis, Theofanis Apostolou, Theodoros Theodoridis, Mahmut El Ali, and Valsamakis Hadjiconstantinou

The use of lepirudin in haemodialysis complicated with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II (HIT II)—dosage monitoring
NDT Advance Access published on July 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3341-3342; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl352 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dan Q. Nguyen, Janice Harper, Paul Hiscott, Say Aun Quah, Aby Jacob, and Stephen B. Kaye

The significance of cicatricial conjunctivitis in Wegener's granulomatosis
NDT Advance Access published on July 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3342-3343; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl357 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Julia Lepenies and Marcus Quinkler

MR blockade in patients with chronic renal disease—not the more the merrier, but the earlier the better
NDT Advance Access published on July 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 3343-3344; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl371 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rainer Nowack and Paul Wachtler

Scleroderma-like syndrome triggered by Gadolinium
NDT Advance Access published on July 19, 2006
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Heterogeneity of the afferent arteriole—correlations between morphology and function
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