December 2008 Volume 74 Number 12, pp 1499 - 1632
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IN THIS ISSUE
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In this Issue
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OBITUARY
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A tribute to Rainer Friedemann Greger
Florian Lang
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JOURNAL CLUB
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Journal Club
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COMMENTARIES
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Cardiovascular risk in dialysis patients: an X-ray vision on vascular calcifications
Teresa Adragao and Joao M Frazao
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DRIVE it home: making the case for prospective economic data collection in randomized clinical trials
Eric L Eisenstein
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First responders: understanding monocyte-lineage traffic in the acutely injured kidney
Sundararaman Swaminathan and Matthew D Griffin
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ABC OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
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Testing for causality and prognosis: etiological and prognostic models
Giovanni Tripepi, Kitty J Jager, Friedo W Dekker and Carmine Zoccali
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MINI REVIEW
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Status of chronic kidney disease prevention programs: International Federation of Kidney Foundation Members 2005//2007
Joanna M Smith, Susan A Mott and Wendy E Hoy
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
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The chemokine receptors CCR2 and CX3CR1 mediate monocyte//macrophage trafficking in kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury
Li Li, Liping Huang, Sun-Sang J Sung, Amy L Vergis, Diane L Rosin, C Edward Rose, Peter I Lobo and Mark D Okusa
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Genistein protects the kidney from cisplatin-induced injury
Mi Jeong Sung, Duk Hoon Kim, Yu Jin Jung, Kyung Pyo Kang, Ae Sin Lee, Sik Lee, Won Kim, Munkhtugs Davaatseren, Jin-Taek Hwang, Hyun-Jin Kim, Myung Sunny Kim, Dae Young Kwon and Sung Kwang Park
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Parathyroid-specific interaction of the calcium-sensing receptor and G[alpha]q
Min Pi, Ling Chen, MinZhao Huang, Qiang Luo and L Darryl Quarles
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Effects of the renal medullary pH and ionic environment on vasopressin binding and signaling
Elena A Zalyapin, Richard Bouley, Udo Hasler, Jean-Pierre Vilardaga, Herbert Y Lin, Dennis Brown and Dennis A Ausiello
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Podocyte foot process effacement as a diagnostic tool in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Jeroen K J Deegens, Henry B P M Dijkman, George F Borm, Eric J Steenbergen, Jose G van den Berg, Jan J Weening and Jack F M Wetzels
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RAPID COMMUNICATION
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Targeted vitamin D receptor expression in juxtaglomerular cells suppresses renin expression independent of parathyroid hormone and calcium
Juan Kong, Guilin Qiao, Zhongyi Zhang, Shu Q Liu and Yan Chun Li
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
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Vascular access calcification predicts mortality in hemodialysis patients
Georg Schlieper, Thilo Kruger, Zivka Djuric, Tatjana Damjanovic, Natasa Markovic, Leon J Schurgers, Vincent M Brandenburg, Ralf Westenfeld, Sinisa Dimkovic, Markus Ketteler, Diana C Grootendorst, Friedo W Dekker, Jurgen Floege and Nada Dimkovic
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Ferric gluconate treatment provides cost savings in patients with high ferritin and low transferrin saturation
Laura T Pizzi, Thomas J Bunz, Daniel W Coyne, David S Goldfarb and Ajay K Singh
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Physician access and early nephrology care in elderly patients with end-stage renal disease
Yongming Zhao, John M Brooks, Michael J Flanigan, Elizabeth A Chrischilles, Jane F Pendergast and Lawrence G Hunsicker
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Low circulating CD34+ cell count is associated with poor prognosis in chronic hemodialysis patients
Shoichi Maruyama, Akihiko Taguchi, Shigejiro Iwashima, Takenori Ozaki, Kaoru Yasuda, Akie Kikuchi-Taura, Toshihiro Soma, Hideki Ishii, Toyoaki Murohara, Hiroshi Takahashi, Hirotake Kasuga, Yoshitaka Kumada, Takanobu Toriyama, Yasuhiko Ito, Hirohisa Kawahara, Yukio Yuzawa and Seiichi Matsuo
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Decreased glomerular and tubular expression of ACE2 in patients with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease
Heather N Reich, Gavin Y Oudit, Josef M Penninger, James W Scholey and Andrew M Herzenberg
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THE RENAL CONSULT
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Pure red cell aplasia due to follow-on epoetin
Sai Ram Keithi-Reddy, Sadayandi Kandasamy and Ajay K Singh
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Cystatin C: a promising misunderstood biomarker for the diagnosis of acute kidney injury
Michele Ferrannini, Gisella Vischini and Nicola Di Daniele
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Response to `Cystatin C: a promising misunderstood biomarker for the diagnosis of acute kidney injury'
Chirag R Parikh and Steven G Coca
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Dialysis hypotension: don't blame the targets
Elaine M Spalding and Nestor Velasco
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Response to `Dialysis hypotension: don't blame the targets'
Andrew Davenport
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Dietary alkalinization and darusentan for prevention of decline in glomerular filtration rate in rats fed a casein diet
Stephan J L Bakker, Rijk O B Gans and Gerjan Navis
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Response to `Dietary alkalinization and darusentan for prevention of decline in glomerular filtration rate in rats fed a casein diet'
Donald E Wesson
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Does chemical structure of Gd-containing contrast agents contribute to mortality in nephrogenic systemic fibrosis[quest]
Ingrid B Boehm
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MAKE YOUR DIAGNOSIS
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The Case [mid] Hypercalcemia, nephrolithiasis, and a leg mass
Szu-Yuan Li, Paul C-H Chen, Ho-Hang Wu and Wu-Chang Yang
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NEPHROLOGY IMAGE
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The mystery of the recirculating dialysis catheter
I Lapointe, S de Serres, L Lacoursiere, S Desmeules and M Agharazii
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