Coffee Consumption and Kidney Function
Data from epidemiological studies suggest coffee consumption may be associated with kidney (and other) outcomes, specifically a higher eGFR or less CKD. This is speculated to [...]
GWAS
ERA-EDTA 2015: Genetics & Kidney Disease
The 52nd ERA-EDTA Congress is taking place from May 28-31, 2015, in London, United Kingdom, and is being held jointly with the ERA-EDTA (European Renal Association – [...]
Recent Progress Using Modern Genetic Tools to Understand Kidney Disease
A number of genetic risk variants, including APOL1 and UMOD, have recently been identified using a variety of genetic tools. A Core Curriculum on this topic published in the [...]