Search Results - "Hung, Adriana M"
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Discovery and prioritization of variants and genes for kidney function in >1.2 million individuals
Published in Nature communications (16-07-2021)“…Genes underneath signals from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for kidney function are promising targets for functional studies, but prioritizing…”
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Mapping the genetic architecture of human traits to cell types in the kidney identifies mechanisms of disease and potential treatments
Published in Nature genetics (01-09-2021)“…The functional interpretation of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) is challenging due to the cell-type-dependent influences of genetic variants. Here, we…”
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IL-1 Inhibition and Vascular Function in CKD
Published in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (01-03-2017)“…Vascular endothelial dysfunction and increased arterial stiffness contribute to increased cardiovascular risk in patients with CKD who exhibit chronic systemic…”
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Primary Occurrence of Cardiovascular Events After Adding Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors or Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Compared With Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors: A Cohort Study in Veterans With Diabetes
Published in Annals of internal medicine (01-06-2023)“…The effectiveness of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1RA) and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in preventing major adverse…”
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The Use of a Multidimensional Measure of Dialysis Adequacy-Moving beyond Small Solute Kinetics
Published in Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology (08-05-2017)“…Urea removal has become a key measure of the intensity of dialysis treatment for kidney failure. Small solute removal, exemplified by Kt/V has been broadly…”
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Dialysate and Serum Potassium in Hemodialysis
Published in American journal of kidney diseases (01-07-2015)“…Most patients with end-stage renal disease depend on intermittent hemodialysis to maintain levels of serum potassium and other electrolytes within a normal…”
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Estimating Baseline Kidney Function in Hospitalized Patients with Impaired Kidney Function
Published in Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology (01-05-2012)“…Inaccurate determination of baseline kidney function can misclassify acute kidney injury (AKI) and affect the study of AKI-related outcomes. No consensus…”
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Validation of an algorithm to identify fractures among patients within the Veterans Health Administration
Published in Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (01-11-2023)“…Objective To validate an algorithm that identifies fractures using billing codes from the International Classification of Diseases Ninth Revision (ICD‐9) and…”
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Comparative Safety of Sulfonylurea and Metformin Monotherapy on the Risk of Heart Failure: A Cohort Study
Published in Journal of the American Heart Association (19-04-2017)“…Medications that impact insulin sensitivity or cause weight gain may increase heart failure risk. Our aim was to compare heart failure and cardiovascular death…”
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Association between APOL1 risk variants and the occurrence of sepsis in Black patients hospitalized with infections: a retrospective cohort study
Published in eLife (26-10-2023)“…Two risk variants in the apolipoprotein L1 gene ( ) have been associated with increased susceptibility to sepsis in Black patients. However, it remains unclear…”
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Comparative effectiveness of incident oral antidiabetic drugs on kidney function
Published in Kidney international (01-04-2012)“…Diabetes is a major cause of chronic kidney disease, and oral antidiabetic drugs are the mainstay of therapy for most patients with Type 2 diabetes. Here we…”
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Hospitalization for Heart Failure Among Patients With Diabetes Mellitus and Reduced Kidney Function Treated With Metformin Versus Sulfonylureas: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Published in Journal of the American Heart Association (06-04-2021)“…Background Metformin and sulfonylurea are commonly prescribed oral medications for type 2 diabetes mellitus. The association of metformin and sulfonylureas on…”
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Evaluation of Genetic Associations with Clinical Phenotypes of Kidney Stone Disease
Published in European urology open science (Online) (01-09-2024)“…From a large-scale electronic health record, we replicate kidney stone disease risk loci within UMOD (16p12.3). We demonstrate differences in stone composition…”
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In Reply to ‘Dialysate and Serum Potassium in Hemodialysis’
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Racial disparities in end-stage renal disease in a high-risk population: the Southern Community Cohort Study
Published in BMC nephrology (07-08-2019)“…The Southern Community Cohort Study is a prospective study of low socioeconomic status (SES) blacks and whites from the southeastern US, where the burden of…”
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Laboratory test surveillance following acute kidney injury
Published in PloS one (12-08-2014)“…Patients with hospitalized acute kidney injury (AKI) are at increased risk for accelerated loss of kidney function, morbidity, and mortality. We sought to…”
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A Comparison of Novel and Commonly-Used Indices of Insulin Sensitivity in African American Chronic Hemodialysis Patients
Published in Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology (01-04-2011)“…Insulin resistance (IR) is highly prevalent in chronic hemodialysis (CHD) patients and is associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes. Hyperinsulinemic…”
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Pharmacogenetic variants and risk of remdesivir‐associated liver enzyme elevations in Million Veteran Program participants hospitalized with COVID‐19
Published in Clinical and translational science (01-08-2022)“…Remdesivir is the first US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)‐approved drug for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). We conducted a…”
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Predicted expression of genes involved in the thiopurine metabolic pathway and azathioprine discontinuation due to myelotoxicity
Published in Clinical and translational science (01-04-2022)“…TPMT and NUDT15 variants explain less than 25% of azathioprine‐associated myelotoxicity. There are 25 additional genes in the thiopurine pathway that could…”
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A Description of Risk Factors for Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in the Southern Community Cohort Study: A Nested Case-Control Study
Published in Frontiers in nutrition (Lausanne) (21-05-2020)“…Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with obesity and hypercholesterolemia. In addition, total fat and folate intake have been…”
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