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TGF-betas & diabetic nephropathy

The TGF-beta family of proteins has wide effects on nearly every tissue of the body–it is one of the key players in a mammalian development and homeostasis.  It also has particular relevance to renal pathophysiology as one of…

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Hemoglobin A1c in Dialysis Patients

The Hemoglobin A1c has proven to be one of the most utilized and helpful tests in the management of diabetes. Instead of relying on random blood sugars to adjust a diabetic’s insulin regimen, the HgbA1c (which increases in…

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NODAT

The acronym NODAT stands for “new onset diabetes after transplant”. Diabetes is one of the many complications which occur in the post-renal transplant setting. The reasons for this are manifold. Transplant recipients who require long-term steroids will obviously…

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