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From Nature, 8 March 2023: Andrew Mallett was training to be a kidney specialist at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in Australia in 2011 when he met an 18-year-old man whose kidneys were on the verge of collapse. Struck by how unusual this condition was in an otherwise fit, healthy young person, Mallett asked … Continue reading The genetic revolution transforming kidney disease
From Internal Medicine News, 23 July 2014: MELBOURNE – Elevated total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in patients with coronary heart disease were significantly associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease, according to a retrospective analysis of data from two large, randomized, controlled trials. Data presented at the World Congress of Cardiology … Continue reading High total and LDL cholesterol levels increased risk of chronic kidney disease
