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CKD and Mortality Risk in Older People: A Community-Based Population Study in the United Kingdom by Roderick, Paul J., MD, Atkins, Richard J., MSc, Smeeth, Liam, PhD, Mylne, Adrian, MSc, Nitsch, Dorothea D.M., MSc, Hubbard, Richard B., DM, Bulpitt, Christopher J., MD, Fletcher, Astrid E., PhD

“…Background The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) increases with age; however, the prognostic significance in older people is uncertain. This study…”
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Reduced Renal Methylarginine Metabolism Protects against Progressive Kidney Damage by Tomlinson, James A P, Caplin, Ben, Boruc, Olga, Bruce-Cobbold, Claire, Cutillas, Pedro, Dormann, Dirk, Faull, Peter, Grossman, Rebecca C, Khadayate, Sanjay, Mas, Valeria R, Nitsch, Dorothea D, Wang, Zhen, Norman, Jill T, Wilcox, Christopher S, Wheeler, David C, Leiper, James

“…Nitric oxide (NO) production is diminished in many patients with cardiovascular and renal disease. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous…”
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Apoptosis and expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase are mutually exclusive in renal mesangial cells by Nitsch, DD, Ghilardi, N, Muhl, H, Nitsch, C, Brune, B, Pfeilschifter, J

“…Nitric oxide (NO) is a multipurpose messenger molecule, important for blood vessel relaxation, neuronal communication, and antimicrobial activities. The…”
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Tenofovir-Associated Kidney Toxicity in HIV-Infected Patients: A Review of the Evidence by Hall, Andrew M., MD, PhD, Hendry, Bruce M., MD, PhD, Nitsch, Dorothea, MD, MSc, Connolly, John O., MD, PhD

“…Tenofovir (TDF) is an effective and widely used treatment for both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus infection. Although studies suggest…”
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CKD and the Risk of Acute, Community-Acquired Infections Among Older People With Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Electronic Health Records by McDonald, Helen I., MSc, Thomas, Sara L., PhD, Millett, Elizabeth R.C., MSc, Nitsch, Dorothea, MD

“…Background Hospital admissions for community-acquired infection are increasing rapidly in the United Kingdom, particularly among older individuals, possibly…”
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Baseline Kidney Function as Predictor of Mortality and Kidney Disease Progression in HIV-Positive Patients by Ibrahim, Fowzia, MSc, Hamzah, Lisa, MRCP, Jones, Rachael, MRCP, Nitsch, Dorothea, MD, MSc, Sabin, Caroline, PhD, Post, Frank A., MD, PhD

“…Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased all-cause mortality and kidney disease progression. Decreased kidney function at baseline…”
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Early-Life Overweight Trajectory and CKD in the 1946 British Birth Cohort Study by Silverwood, Richard J., PhD, Pierce, Mary, MD, Hardy, Rebecca, PhD, Thomas, Claudia, PhD, Ferro, Charles, MD, Savage, Caroline, FMedSci, Sattar, Naveed, FRCP (Glas), PhD, Kuh, Diana, PhD, Nitsch, Dorothea, MD, MSc

“…Background Few studies have examined the impact of childhood obesity on later kidney disease, and consequently, our understanding is very limited. Study Design…”
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Socioeconomic Status and Reduced Kidney Function in the Whitehall II Study: Role of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome by Al-Qaoud, Talal M., MD, MSc, Nitsch, Dorothea, MD, MSc, Wells, Jonathan, PhD, Witte, Daniel R., PhD, Brunner, Eric J., PhD, FFPH

“…Background Previous US-based studies have found that chronic kidney disease (CKD) disproportionately affects those of more adverse social circumstances. Our…”
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CKD and Hospitalization in the Elderly: A Community-Based Cohort Study in the United Kingdom by Nitsch, Dorothea, MD, MSc, Nonyane, Bareng A.S., PhD, Smeeth, Liam, PhD, Bulpitt, Christopher J., MD, Roderick, Paul J., MD, Fletcher, Astrid, PhD

“…Background We previously have shown that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in community-dwelling people 75…”
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Blood Pressure and Mortality Risk on Peritoneal Dialysis by Udayaraj, Udaya P., MD, Steenkamp, Retha, MSc, Caskey, Fergus J., MD, Rogers, Chris, PhD, Nitsch, Dorothea, MD, MSc, Ansell, David, MBBS, Tomson, Charles R.V., DM

“…Background The association of baseline blood pressure (BP) and mortality in incident peritoneal dialysis patients has not been adequately studied. Study Design…”
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Community-Based Strategies for Blood Pressure Control in Low-Income Countries by Nitsch, Dorothea, MD, MSc, Wheeler, David C., MD

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Is Intergenerational Social Mobility Related to the Type and Amount of Physical Activity in Mid-Adulthood? Results from the 1946 British Birth Cohort Study by Silverwood, Richard J., PhD, Pierce, Mary, MD, Nitsch, Dorothea, MD, MSc, Mishra, Gita D., PhD, Kuh, Diana, PhD

“…Purpose Greater levels of leisure-time or moderate-vigorous physical activity have consistently been found in those with greater socioeconomic position (SEP)…”
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Fetal, Developmental, and Parental Influences on Cystatin C in Childhood: The Uppsala Family Study by Nitsch, Dorothea, MD, MSc, Sandling, Johanna K., MSc, PhD, Byberg, Liisa, PhD, Larsson, Anders, MD, PhD, Tuvemo, Torsten, MD, PhD, Syvänen, Ann-Christine, PhD, Koupil, Ilona, MD, DSc, Leon, David A., PhD

“…Background The aim was to identify determinants (biomedical and social characteristics of children and their parents) of cystatin C levels in healthy children…”
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Age-related Macular Degeneration and Complement Activation–related Diseases by Nitsch, Dorothea, MD, MSc, Douglas, Ian, PhD, Smeeth, Liam, PhD, Fletcher, Astrid, PhD

“…Objective Recent evidence suggests an important role for the complement system in the etiology of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). We aimed to…”
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