Test Your Knowledge: Dysproteinemic Kidney Diseases
A recent AJKD Core Curriculum by Hogan et al reviews the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of dysproteinemic kidney diseases. Test your knowledge on this topic with the [...]
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Light Chain Proximal Tubulopathy – The Tip of the Iceberg?
In recent years, there has been increased recognition of the spectrum of kidney diseases associated with paraproteinemias. The fact that the pathogenetically related [...]
SCM15: Plasmapheresis and Cast Nephropathy: Does It Help?
Dr. Carlos Claudio-Rodriguez (CC), from the University of New Mexico HSC, Albuquerque, New Mexico, discusses his abstract for the National Kidney Foundation’s 2015 Spring [...]
The Expanding Role of Proteasome Inhibitors in Treatment of Renal Diseases
Invited commentary by Dr. Parmjeet Randhawa Bortezomib is a proteasome inhibitor initially licensed for use in patients with refractory multiple myeloma. More recently, [...]
Test Your Knowledge: Myeloma and the Kidney
In the June issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Nasr et al report a variety of kidney biopsy findings in patients with multiple myeloma. This large [...]