Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

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Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: i-ii; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm895 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial Note

N. Lameire

Editorial Note
NDT Advance Access published on December 24, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 1-3; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm877 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial Comments

Colin C. Geddes, Yook Mun Woo, and Stefan Brady

Glomerular filtration rate—what is the rationale and justification of normalizing GFR for body surface area?
NDT Advance Access published on October 2, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 4-6; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm662 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alexander Woywodt, Torsten Kirsch, and Marion Haubitz

Circulating endothelial cells in renal disease: markers and mediators of vascular damage
NDT Advance Access published on October 3, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 7-10; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm680 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Muhammad Shahed Ahmed and Christopher F. Wong

Rituximab and nephrotic syndrome: a new therapeutic hope?
NDT Advance Access published on December 9, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 11-17; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm683 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Markus Ketteler and Patrick Biggar

After several years of witchhunting, can calcium-based phosphate binding be released on probation?
NDT Advance Access published on November 26, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 17-19; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm801 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Volker Mickley

Steal syndrome—strategies to preserve vascular access and extremity
NDT Advance Access published on September 28, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 19-24; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm673 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Luigi Gnudi

Serum intact parathyroid hormone in diabetic patients on haemodialysis: what is the treatment goal?
NDT Advance Access published on December 1, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 24-26; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm827 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial Reviews

Claudio Ponticelli

New recommendations in the treatment of Gram-positive bacteraemia in dialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on September 25, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 27-32; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm679 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christophe Mariat, Nicolas Maillard, Manolie Phayphet, Lise Thibaudin, Sylvi Laporte, Eric Alamartine, and François Berthoux

Estimated glomerular filtration rate as an end point in kidney transplant trial: where do we stand?
NDT Advance Access published on October 28, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 33-38; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm708 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Translational Nephrology

Hylke de Jonge and Yves Vanrenterghem

Aristolochic acid: the common culprit of Chinese herbs nephropathy and Balkan endemic nephropathy
NDT Advance Access published on October 3, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 39-41; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm667 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kidney Diseases Beyond Nephrology

Get checked abstract Charles A. Herzog

Kidney disease in cardiology
NDT Advance Access published on December 13, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 42-46; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm860 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Historical Note

Get checked abstract Garabed Eknoyan

Adolphe Quetelet (1796–1874)—the average man and indices of obesity
NDT Advance Access published on September 22, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 47-51; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm517 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pro/Con Debate

Amit X. Garg, Tom Greene, and Nathan W. Levin

A well-conducted randomized trial that establishes no benefit of therapy is an important medical advance
NDT Advance Access published on October 31, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 52-55; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm712 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Adrian Covic, Paul Gusbeth-Tatomir, and David Goldsmith

Negative outcome studies in end-stage renal disease: how dark are the storm clouds?
NDT Advance Access published on November 20, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 56-61; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm706 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Special Feature

Antoinette Charon and Jean-Pierre Wauters

University ranking: a new tool for the evaluation of higher education in Europe
NDT Advance Access published on October 12, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 62-64; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm279 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

II. Scientific Papers

Original Articles: Experimental Nephrology

Get checked abstract Sven Schmidt, Timm H. Westhoff, Phillip Krauser, Walter Zidek, and Markus van der Giet

The uraemic toxin phenylacetic acid increases the formation of reactive oxygen species in vascular smooth muscle cells
NDT Advance Access published on October 27, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 65-71; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm475 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Joseph C. K. Leung, Sydney C. W. Tang, Loretta Y. Y. Chan, Wai Long Chan, and Kar Neng Lai

Synthesis of TNF- by mesangial cells cultured with polymeric anionic IgA—role of MAPK and NF-B
NDT Advance Access published on September 26, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 72-81; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm581 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Olivier Phan, Ognen Ivanovski, Igor G. Nikolov, Nobuhiko Joki, Julien Maizel, Loïc Louvet, Maud Chasseraud, Thao Nguyen-Khoa, Bernard Lacour, Tilman B. Drüeke, and Ziad A. Massy

Effect of oral calcium carbonate on aortic calcification in apolipoprotein E-deficient (apoE^–/–) mice with chronic renal failure
NDT Advance Access published on October 31, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 82-90; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm699 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Niansheng Yang, Mingqian Luo, Rong Li, Yuefang Huang, Rui Zhang, Qingqing Wu, Fang Wang, Youji Li, and Xueqing Yu

Blockage of JAK/STAT signalling attenuates renal ischaemia-reperfusion injury in rats
NDT Advance Access published on July 31, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 91-100; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm509 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Chao-Wen Cheng, Shuk-Man Ka, Shun-Min Yang, Hao-Ai Shui, Yao-Wen Hung, Pei-Chun Ho, Yung-Chih Su, and Ann Chen

Nephronectin expression in nephrotoxic acute tubular necrosis
NDT Advance Access published on November 5, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 101-109; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm496 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Takenori Ozaki, Chabouk Anas, Shoichi Maruyama, Tokunori Yamamoto, Kaoru Yasuda, Yoshiki Morita, Yasuhiko Ito, Momokazu Gotoh, Yukio Yuzawa, and Seiichi Matsuo

Intrarenal administration of recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin ameliorates ischaemic acute renal failure
NDT Advance Access published on September 5, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 110-119; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm563 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Suxin Wang, Gina Geraci, Martin K. Kuhlmann, Nathan W. Levin, and Garry J. Handelman

Chemical reactions of vitamin C with intravenous-iron formulations
NDT Advance Access published on October 19, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 120-125; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm557 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sun-Hee Park, Soon-Youn Choi, Mi-Hyung Kim, Eun-Joo Oh, Hye Myung Ryu, Chan-Duck Kim, In-San Kim, and Yong-Lim Kim

The TGF-β-induced gene product, βig-h3: its biological implications in peritoneal dialysis
NDT Advance Access published on August 17, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 126-135; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm540 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Clinical Nephrology

Get checked abstract George Liamis, Vasilis Tsimihodimos, Michalis Doumas, Athanasia Spyrou, Eleni Bairaktari, and Moses Elisaf

Clinical and laboratory characteristics of hypernatraemia in an internal medicine clinic
NDT Advance Access published on October 11, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 136-143; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm376 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jose I. Iglesias, Laura DePalma, Deborah Hom, Maria Antoniotti, Sammy Ayoub, and Jerrold S. Levine

Predictors of mortality in adult patients with congestive heart failure receiving nesiritide—Retrospective analysis showing a potential adverse interaction between neseritide and acute renal dysfunction
NDT Advance Access published on September 5, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 144-153; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm565 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Martin Tidman, Per Sjöström, and Ian Jones

A Comparison of GFR estimating formulae based upon s-cystatin C and s-creatinine and a combination of the two
NDT Advance Access published on October 2, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 154-160; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm661 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Lise Tarnow, Per-Henrik Groop, Samy Hadjadj, Gbenga Kazeem, Francois Cambien, Michel Marre, Carol Forsblom, Hans-Henrik Parving, David Trégouët, Alexandre Thévard, Martin Farrall, Ivo Gut, Dominique Gauguier, Roger Cox, Fumihiko Matsuda, Mark Lathrop, Nathalie Vionnet, and for the EURAGEDIC Consortium

European rational approach for the genetics of diabetic complications—EURAGEDIC: patient populations and strategy
NDT Advance Access published on August 17, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 161-168; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm501 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Seung Hyeok Han, Sun Young Park, Jin-Ji Li, Seung Jae Kwak, Dong Sub Jung, Hoon Young Choi, Jung Eun Lee, Sung Jin Moon, Dong Ki Kim, Dae-Suk Han, and Shin-Wook Kang

Glomerular glucocorticoid receptor expression is reduced in late responders to steroids in adult-onset minimal change disease
NDT Advance Access published on September 22, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 169-175; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm575 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Hao-Ai Shui, Tzu-Hao Huang, Shuk-Man Ka, Pei-Hsiu Chen, Yuh-Feng Lin, and Ann Chen

Urinary proteome and potential biomarkers associated with serial pathogenesis steps of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
NDT Advance Access published on September 19, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 176-185; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm587 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jeroen K. J. Deegens, Eric J. Steenbergen, George F. Borm, and Jack F. M. Wetzels

Pathological variants of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in an adult Dutch population—epidemiology and outcome
NDT Advance Access published on August 17, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 186-192; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm523 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Clara Day, Peter Hewins, Sarah Hildebrand, Lumaan Sheikh, Gabrielle Taylor, Mark Kilby, and Graham Lipkin

The role of renal biopsy in women with kidney disease identified in pregnancy
NDT Advance Access published on August 25, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 201-206; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm572 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jun-jun Zhang, Li-xia Xu, Gang Liu, Ming-hui Zhao, and Hai-yan Wang

The level of serum secretory IgA of patients with IgA nephropathy is elevated and associated with pathological phenotypes
NDT Advance Access published on October 15, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 207-212; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm492 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Kevin V. Lemley, Richard A. Lafayette, Geraldine Derby, Kristina L. Blouch, Linda Anderson, Bradley Efron, and Bryan D. Myers

Prediction of early progression in recently diagnosed IgA nephropathy
NDT Advance Access published on September 22, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 213-222; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm560 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Cecile Grootscholten, Ingeborg M. Bajema, Sandrine Florquin, Eric J. Steenbergen, Carine J. Peutz-Kootstra, Roel Goldschmeding, Marc Bijl, E. Christiaan Hagen, Hans C. van Houwelingen, Ronald H. W. M. Derksen, and Jo H. M. Berden

Interobserver agreement of scoring of histopathological characteristics and classification of lupus nephritis
NDT Advance Access published on November 2, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 223-230; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm555 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Regine Wießner, Kurt Hannemann-Pohl, Reinhard Ziebig, Herko Grubitzsch, Berthold Hocher, Ortrud Vargas-Hein, Andreas Lun, Ingolf Schimke, and Lutz Liefeldt

Impact of kidney function on plasma troponin concentrations after coronary artery bypass grafting
NDT Advance Access published on September 26, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 231-238; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm513 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marie Essig, Brigitte Escoubet, Dominique de Zuttere, Françoise Blanchet, Florence Arnoult, Emmanuel Dupuis, Catherine Michel, Françoise Mignon, France Mentre, Christine Clerici, and François Vrtovsnik

Cardiovascular remodelling and extracellular fluid excess in early stages of chronic kidney disease
NDT Advance Access published on August 17, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 239-248; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm542 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Joost A. Bijlsma, Pauline Slottje, Anja C. Huizink, Jos W. R. Twisk, Gijsbert B. van der Voet, Frederik A. de Wolff, Frank Vanhaecke, Luc Moens, and Tjabe Smid

Urinary uranium and kidney function parameters in professional assistance workers in the Epidemiological Study Air Disaster in Amsterdam (ESADA)
NDT Advance Access published on October 26, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 249-255; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm461 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Rodrigo A. Oliveira, Geraldo B. Silva, Jr, Clodoaldo J. Souza, Eduardo F. Vieira, Rosa M. S. Mota, Alice Maria Costa Martins, Alexandre Braga Libório, and Elizabeth F. Daher

Evaluation of renal function in leprosy: a study of 59 consecutive patients
NDT Advance Access published on September 26, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 256-262; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm568 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sharlene A. Cook, Helen MacLaughlin, and Iain C. Macdougall

A structured weight management programme can achieve improved functional ability and significant weight loss in obese patients with chronic kidney disease
NDT Advance Access published on October 31, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 263-268; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm511 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Michel Chonchol, Massimo Cigolini, and Giovanni Targher

Association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency and cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetic patients with mild kidney dysfunction
NDT Advance Access published on September 17, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 269-274; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm537 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Dialysis and Transplantation

Get checked abstract Andrew C. Fry, Jon Stratton, Ken Farrington, Kapil Mahna, Sadasivam Selvakumar, Hilary Thompson, and Paul Warwicker

Factors affecting long-term survival of tunnelled haemodialysis catheters—a prospective audit of 812 tunnelled catheters
NDT Advance Access published on September 21, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 275-281; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm582 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Carlo Basile, Carlo Lomonte, Luigi Vernaglione, Francesco Casucci, Maurizio Antonelli, and Nicola Losurdo

The relationship between the flow of arteriovenous fistula and cardiac output in haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on October 17, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 282-287; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm549 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Wim Terryn, Bruce Poppe, Birgitte Wuyts, Kathleen Claes, Bart Maes, Dierik Verbeelen, Raymond Vanholder, Koen De Boeck, Norbert Lameire, Anne De Paepe, and Gert De Schoenmakere

Two-tier approach for the detection of alpha-galactosidase A deficiency in a predominantly female haemodialysis population
NDT Advance Access published on September 5, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 294-300; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm532 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Reiichi Murakami, Shuichi Murakami, Rumi Tsushima, Chiyuki Ueda, Kyoko Mikami, Takanori Ebina, Ryuichiro Kumasaka, Norio Nakamura, and Ken Okumura

Glycaemic control and serum intact parathyroid hormone levels in diabetic patients on haemodialysis therapy
NDT Advance Access published on October 23, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 315-320; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm639 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Philipp Eller, Kathrin Hochegger, Gudrun M. Feuchtner, Emanuel Zitt, Ivan Tancevski, Andreas Ritsch, Florian Kronenberg, Alexander R. Rosenkranz, Josef R. Patsch, and Gert Mayer

Impact of ENPP1 genotype on arterial calcification in patients with end-stage renal failure
NDT Advance Access published on September 10, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 321-327; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm566 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Giorgos K. Sakkas, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis, Christina Karatzaferi, Vassilios Liakopoulos, Maria D. Maridaki, Chaido Pastaka, Eleftherios Lavdas, Brian J. Soher, Spiros Dovas, Ioannis Fezoulidis, Georgios M. Hadjigeorgiou, and Ioannis Stefanidis

Haemodialysis patients with sleep apnoea syndrome experience increased central adiposity and altered muscular composition and functionality
NDT Advance Access published on September 22, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 336-344; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm559 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Nathalie Terrier, Isabelle Jaussent, Anne-Marie Dupuy, Marion Morena, Cécile Delcourt, Lotfi Chalabi, Catherine Rouanet, Bernard Canaud, and Jean-Paul Cristol

Creatinine index and transthyretin as additive predictors of mortality in haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on September 22, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 345-353; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm573 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Greg A. Knoll, Marcelo Cantarovitch, Ed Cole, John Gill, Sita Gourishankar, Dave Holland, Bryce Kiberd, Norman Muirhead, Ramesh Prasad, Lee Anne Tibbles, Darin Treleaven, and Dean Fergusson

The Canadian ACE-inhibitor trial to improve renal outcomes and patient survival in kidney transplantation—study design
NDT Advance Access published on September 10, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 354-358; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm574 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract David Philibert, Simon Desmeules, Alain Filion, Mireille Poirier, and Mohsen Agharazii

Incidence and severity of early electrolyte abnormalities following autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
NDT Advance Access published on August 25, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 359-363; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm571 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Noora S. Alakulppi, Lauri E. Kyllönen, Jukka Partanen, Kaija T. Salmela, and Jarmo T. Laine

Lack of association between thrombosis-associated and cytokine candidate gene polymorphisms and acute rejection or vascular complications after kidney transplantation
NDT Advance Access published on August 17, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 364-368; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm528 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

III. Clinical Reports

Brief Report

Get checked abstract Tobias R. Türk, Eva Voropaeva, Matthias Kohnle, Jens Nürnberger, Thomas Philipp, Andreas Kribben, Uwe Heemann, and Oliver Witzke

Ezetimibe treatment in hypercholesterolaemic kidney transplant patients is safe and effective and reduces the decline of renal allograft function: a pilot study
NDT Advance Access published on October 23, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 369-373; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm620 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports

Nadia Wasi, Venkata Reddivari, Luis Salinas-Madrigal, Paul Garvin, and Bahar Bastani

A rare case of acute renal failure due to massive renal allograft infiltration with Candida glabrata
NDT Advance Access published on October 31, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 374-376; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm695 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Masahiro Hagiwara, Kunihiro Yamagata, Tsuneaki Matsunaga, Yoh Arakawa, Joichi Usui, Yoshio Shimizu, Kumi Aita, Michio Nagata, Akio Koyama, Bo Zhang, Akira Mastunaga, Keigiro Saku, and Takao Saito

A novel apolipoprotein E mutation, ApoE Tsukuba (Arg 114 Cys), in lipoprotein glomerulopathy
NDT Advance Access published on October 28, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 381-384; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm735 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cordula M. Nellessen, Uwe Pöge, Karl A. Brensing, Tilman Sauerbruch, Hans-Ulrich Klehr, and Christian Rabe

Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient successfully treated with rituximab: a case report
NDT Advance Access published on October 12, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 385-386; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm701 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ismail A. Mohammed, Vashisht Sekar, Abdullah J. Bubtana, Sandip Mitra, and Alastair J. Hutchison

Proximal calciphylaxis treated with calcimimetic ‘cinacalcet’
NDT Advance Access published on October 2, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 387-389; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm676 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Simin Goral, Eline Luning Prak, Jane Kearns, Roy D. Bloom, Erin Pierce, Alden Doyle, Robert Grossman, Ali Naji, and Malek Kamoun

Preformed donor-directed anti-HLA-DP antibodies may be an impediment to successful kidney transplantation
NDT Advance Access published on October 23, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 390-392; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm703 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

IV. Educational Features

Nephroquiz

Laurent Camous, Nadia Valin, José Luis Lopez Zaragoza, Edward Bourry, Eric Caumes, Gilbert Deray, and Hassane Izzedine

Hyponatraemic syndrome in a patient with tuberculosis—always the adrenals?
NDT Advance Access published on October 19, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 393-395; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm372 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nada Kanaan, Alexandre Persu, Gregory Van Ingelgem, Jacques Malaise, and Eric Goffin

Recurrent pulmonary oedema and severe hypertension after renal transplantation: other reasons than renal artery stenosis
NDT Advance Access published on October 1, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 397-399; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm628 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ramaswamy Diwakar, Jennifer Else, Vincent Wong, Andrew Carne, Debasish Banerjee, and Iain MacPhee

Enlarged kidneys and acute renal failure—why is a renal biopsy necessary for diagnosis and treatment?
NDT Advance Access published on October 1, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 401-403; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm627 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology

Gabriela Migali, Laurence Annet, Max Lonneux, and Olivier Devuyst

Renal cyst infection in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
NDT Advance Access published on October 3, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 404-405; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm665 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Review

Eric Cohen

Acquired cystic disease of the kidney and renal cell carcinoma
NDT Advance Access published on November 6, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 406; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm545 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Varia

Letters and Replies

Willy Lornoy

Comment on EBPG guideline on dialysis strategies
NDT Advance Access published on October 6, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 407; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm613 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

James Tattersall

Reply
NDT Advance Access published on October 10, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 407; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm626 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Masafumi Fukagawa and Masatomo Taniguchi

Can calcimimetics inhibit nodular hyperplasia of parathyroid glands?
NDT Advance Access published on October 6, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 407-408; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm623 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tilman B. Drüeke, David Martin, and Mariano Rodriguez

Reply
NDT Advance Access published on October 6, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 408-409; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm645 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yoram Maaravi, Michael Bursztyn, and Jochanan Stessman

Coronary artery calcification in chronic kidney disease
NDT Advance Access published on October 30, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 409; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm593 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christine Porter, Aristeidis Stavroulopoulos, Simon D. Roe, Kate Pointon, and Michael J. D. Cassidy

Reply
NDT Advance Access published on October 30, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 409-410; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm602 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters

Nuket Bavbek, Rabia Alkan, Ebru Uz, Osman Kaftan, and Ali Akcay

Hyponatraemia associated with sodium valproate in a 22-year-old male
NDT Advance Access published on October 3, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 410; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm682 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Helmut Schiffl

Fluoridation of drinking water and chronic kidney disease: absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
NDT Advance Access published on October 3, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 411; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm663 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Benedetta Boari, Raffaella Salmi, Emanuela Rizzioli, and Roberto Manfredini

Circadian variation in urine pH and uric acid nephrolithiasis risk
NDT Advance Access published on October 28, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 411-412; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm716 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Edgar A. F. de Almeida, Irina Alho, Fernanda Marques, Catarina Thiran, Manuel P. Bicho, and Martins Prata

Haemoglobin and erythropoietin levels in polycystic kidney disease
NDT Advance Access published on October 19, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 412-413; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm717 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Itziar Navarro, Rafael Poveda, Joan Torras, Alberto M. Castelao, and Josep M. Grinyó

Acute renal failure associated to renin–angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors—its burden in a nephrology department
NDT Advance Access published on September 21, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 413-414; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm612 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Susanne Heiss, Zsuzsanna Horvath, and Renate Klauser-Braun

Acute renal failure, sensory aphasia and disorientation—a surprising diagnosis through renal biopsy
NDT Advance Access published on October 30, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 414; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm500 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Davide Bolignano, Giuseppe Coppolino, Susanna Campo, Carmela Aloisi, Giacomo Nicocia, Nicola Frisina, and Michele Buemi

Urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is associated with severity of renal disease in proteinuric patients
NDT Advance Access published on September 24, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 414-416; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm541 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Farook Thameem, Sobha Puppala, Nedal H. Arar, Vidya S. Farook, Michael P. Stern, John Blangero, Ravindranath Duggirala, and Hanna E. Abboud

The Cys(311)Ser polymorphism of paraoxonase 2 (PON2) is associated with albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) in Mexican Americans
NDT Advance Access published on October 15, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 416-417; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm633 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Simohamed Belmouaz, Estelle Desport, Fannie Leroy, Julie Teynie, Jérôme Hannequin, Ramzi Abou Ayache, Frank Bridoux, and Guy Touchard

Posterior reversible encephalopathy induced by intravenous immunoglobulin
NDT Advance Access published on October 30, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 417-419; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm594 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Norie Yamashiro, Yoshihiro Tominaga, Susumu Matsuoka, Nobuyuki Uno, Norihiko Goto, Tetsuhiko Sato, Akio Katayama, Hashiba Motoyuki, Toyonori Tsuzuki, and Kazuharu Uchida

A supernumerary parathyroid gland located in an unusual site, parapharyngeal space, in a patient with persistent renal hyperparathyroidism
NDT Advance Access published on September 22, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 419-420; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm625 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Margret Arnadottir and Ari J. Johannesson

Phosphate binders and timing of levothyroxine administration
NDT Advance Access published on September 5, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 420; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm615 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tushar J. Vachharajani and Shahriar Moossavi

Sheathless or ‘over-the wire’ technique for tunnelled cuffed catheter insertion
NDT Advance Access published on October 30, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 420-421; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm606 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christian Morath, Nexhat Miftari, Ralf Dikow, Christian Hainer, Martin Zeier, Stanislao Morgera, Markus A. Weigand, and Vedat Schwenger

Sodium citrate anticoagulation during sustained low efficiency dialysis (SLED) in patients with acute renal failure and severely impaired liver function
NDT Advance Access published on October 3, 2007
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2008 23: 421-422; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfm629 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Georg Biesenbach, Gerd Bodlaj, Herwig Pieringer, and Markus Sedlak

Influence of re