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Clinical outcomes and survival in pediatric patients initiating chronic dialysis: a report of the NAPRTCS registry by Weaver, Donald J., Somers, Michael J. G., Martz, Karen, Mitsnefes, Mark M.

“…Background The 2011 annual report of the North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study (NAPRTCS) registry comprises data on 6482 dialysis…”
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Primary Hyperoxaluria: A Need for New Perspectives in an Era of New Therapies by Somers, Michael J.G.

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Multidisciplinary consensus on the classification of prenatal and postnatal urinary tract dilation (UTD classification system) by Nguyen, Hiep T, Benson, Carol B, Bromley, Bryann, Campbell, Jeffrey B, Chow, Jeanne, Coleman, Beverly, Cooper, Christopher, Crino, Jude, Darge, Kassa, Anthony Herndon, C.D, Odibo, Anthony O, Somers, Michael J.G, Stein, Deborah R

“…Abstract Objective Urinary tract (UT) dilation is sonographically identified in 1–2% of fetuses and reflects a spectrum of possible uropathies. There is…”
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Fluid Overload and Mortality in Children Receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: The Prospective Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Registry by Sutherland, Scott M., MD, Zappitelli, Michael, MD, MSc, Alexander, Steven R., MD, Chua, Annabelle N., MD, Brophy, Patrick D., MD, Bunchman, Timothy E., MD, Hackbarth, Richard, MD, Somers, Michael J.G., MD, Baum, Michelle, MD, Symons, Jordan M., MD, Flores, Francisco X., MD, Benfield, Mark, MD, Askenazi, David, MD, Chand, Deepa, MD, Fortenberry, James D., MD, Mahan, John D., MD, McBryde, Kevin, MD, Blowey, Douglas, MD, Goldstein, Stuart L., MD

“…Background Critically ill children with hemodynamic instability and acute kidney injury often develop fluid overload. Continuous renal replacement therapy…”
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Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy for Children ≤10 kg: A Report from the Prospective Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Registry by Askenazi, David J., MD, MSPH, Goldstein, Stuart L., MD, Koralkar, Rajesh, MBBS, MPH, Fortenberry, James, MD, Baum, Michelle, MD, Hackbarth, Richard, MD, Blowey, Doug, MD, Bunchman, Timothy E., MD, Brophy, Patrick D., MD, Symons, Jordan, MD, Chua, Annabelle, MD, Flores, Francisco, MD, Somers, Michael J.G., MD

“…Objective To report circuit characteristics and survival analysis in children weighing ≤10 kg enrolled in the Prospective Pediatric Continuous Renal…”
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Continued reduction in peritonitis rates in pediatric dialysis centers: results of the Standardizing Care to Improve Outcomes in Pediatric End Stage Renal Disease (SCOPE) Collaborative by Neu, Alicia M., Richardson, Troy, De Souza, Heidi Gruhler, Mahon, Allison Redpath, Keswani, Mahima, Zaritsky, Joshua, Munshi, Raj, Swartz, Sarah, Sethna, Christine B., Somers, Michael J. G., Warady, Bradley A.

“…Background In its first 3 years, the Standardizing Care to Improve Outcomes in Pediatric End Stage Renal Disease (SCOPE) Collaborative demonstrated a…”
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Whole-Exome Sequencing Enables a Precision Medicine Approach for Kidney Transplant Recipients by Mann, Nina, Braun, Daniela A, Amann, Kassaundra, Tan, Weizhen, Shril, Shirlee, Connaughton, Dervla M, Nakayama, Makiko, Schneider, Ronen, Kitzler, Thomas M, van der Ven, Amelie T, Chen, Jing, Ityel, Hadas, Vivante, Asaf, Majmundar, Amar J, Daga, Ankana, Warejko, Jillian K, Lovric, Svjetlana, Ashraf, Shazia, Jobst-Schwan, Tilman, Widmeier, Eugen, Hugo, Hannah, Mane, Shrikant M, Spaneas, Leslie, Somers, Michael J G, Ferguson, Michael A, Traum, Avram Z, Stein, Deborah R, Baum, Michelle A, Daouk, Ghaleb H, Lifton, Richard P, Manzi, Shannon, Vakili, Khashayar, Kim, Heung Bae, Rodig, Nancy M, Hildebrandt, Friedhelm

“…Whole-exome sequencing (WES) finds a CKD-related mutation in approximately 20% of patients presenting with CKD before 25 years of age. Although provision of a…”
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Children with CKD Are Not Little Adults with CKD: Pediatric Considerations for the Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative by Kula, Alexander J, Somers, Michael J G

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Diagnosis and management of primary hyperoxalurias: best practices by Michael, Mini, Harvey, Elizabeth, Milliner, Dawn S., Frishberg, Yaacov, Sas, David J., Calle, Juan, Copelovitch, Lawrence, Penniston, Kristina L., Saland, Jeffrey, Somers, Michael J. G., Baum, Michelle A.

“…The primary hyperoxalurias (PH 1, 2, and 3) are rare autosomal recessive disorders of glyoxylate metabolism resulting in hepatic overproduction of oxalate…”
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KDOQI US Commentary on the 2012 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Glomerulonephritis by Beck, Laurence, MD, PhD, Bomback, Andrew S., MD, Choi, Michael J., MD, Holzman, Larry B., MD, Langford, Carol, MD, MHS, Mariani, Laura H., MD, Somers, Michael J., MD, Trachtman, Howard, MD, Waldman, Meryl, MD

“…Glomerulonephritis (GN) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients of all ages throughout the world. Because these disorders are relatively…”
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Whole Exome Sequencing of Patients with Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome by Warejko, Jillian K, Tan, Weizhen, Daga, Ankana, Schapiro, David, Lawson, Jennifer A, Shril, Shirlee, Lovric, Svjetlana, Ashraf, Shazia, Rao, Jia, Hermle, Tobias, Jobst-Schwan, Tilman, Widmeier, Eugen, Majmundar, Amar J, Schneider, Ronen, Gee, Heon Yung, Schmidt, J Magdalena, Vivante, Asaf, van der Ven, Amelie T, Ityel, Hadas, Chen, Jing, Sadowski, Carolin E, Kohl, Stefan, Pabst, Werner L, Nakayama, Makiko, Somers, Michael J G, Rodig, Nancy M, Daouk, Ghaleb, Baum, Michelle, Stein, Deborah R, Ferguson, Michael A, Traum, Avram Z, Soliman, Neveen A, Kari, Jameela A, El Desoky, Sherif, Fathy, Hanan, Zenker, Martin, Bakkaloglu, Sevcan A, Müller, Dominik, Noyan, Aytul, Ozaltin, Fatih, Cadnapaphornchai, Melissa A, Hashmi, Seema, Hopcian, Jeffrey, Kopp, Jeffrey B, Benador, Nadine, Bockenhauer, Detlef, Bogdanovic, Radovan, Stajić, Nataša, Chernin, Gil, Ettenger, Robert, Fehrenbach, Henry, Kemper, Markus, Munarriz, Reyner Loza, Podracka, Ludmila, Büscher, Rainer, Serdaroglu, Erkin, Tasic, Velibor, Mane, Shrikant, Lifton, Richard P, Braun, Daniela A, Hildebrandt, Friedhelm

“…Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome overwhelmingly progresses to ESRD. More than 30 monogenic genes have been identified to cause steroid-resistant nephrotic…”
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Whole exome sequencing frequently detects a monogenic cause in early onset nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis by Daga, Ankana, Majmundar, Amar J, Braun, Daniela A, Gee, Heon Yung, Lawson, Jennifer A, Shril, Shirlee, Jobst-Schwan, Tilman, Vivante, Asaf, Schapiro, David, Tan, Weizhen, Warejko, Jillian K, Widmeier, Eugen, Nelson, Caleb P, Fathy, Hanan M, Gucev, Zoran, Soliman, Neveen A, Hashmi, Seema, Halbritter, Jan, Halty, Margarita, Kari, Jameela A, El-Desoky, Sherif, Ferguson, Michael A, Somers, Michael J G, Traum, Avram Z, Stein, Deborah R, Daouk, Ghaleb H, Rodig, Nancy M, Katz, Avi, Hanna, Christian, Schwaderer, Andrew L, Sayer, John A, Wassner, Ari J, Mane, Shrikant, Lifton, Richard P, Milosevic, Danko, Tasic, Velibor, Baum, Michelle A, Hildebrandt, Friedhelm

“…The incidence of nephrolithiasis continues to rise. Previously, we showed that a monogenic cause could be detected in 11.4% of individuals with adult-onset…”
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Safety considerations of mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors in tuberous sclerosis complex and renal transplantation by Somers, Michael J.G., Paul, Elahna

“…Rapamycin‐related mTOR inhibitors (rapalogs) possess immunosuppressive and antiproliferative properties. Their mechanism of action makes them attractive…”
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Dialysis in Children and Adolescents: The Pediatric Nephrology Perspective by Chand, Deepa H., MD, MHSA, Swartz, Sarah, MD, Tuchman, Shamir, MD, MPH, Valentini, Rudolph P., MD, Somers, Michael J.G., MD

“…The care of children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is highly specialized and often poorly understood by nonpediatric providers and facility/institution…”
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Wildlife Abundance and Diversity as Indicators of Tourism Potential in Northern Botswana by Winterbach, Christiaan W, Whitesell, Carolyn, Somers, Michael J

“…Wildlife tourism can provide economic incentives for conservation. Due to the abundance of wildlife and the presence of charismatic species some areas are…”
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Electronic Alerts to Identify Acute Kidney Injury in Children: Promises and Pitfalls by Somers, Michael J.G., Traum, Avram Z.

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Space use of African wild dogs in relation to other large carnivores by Darnell, Angela M, Graf, Jan A, Somers, Michael J, Slotow, Rob, Szykman Gunther, Micaela

“…Interaction among species through competition is a principle process structuring ecological communities, affecting behavior, distribution, and ultimately the…”
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Diagnosis and management of glycogen storage disease type I: a practice guideline of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics by Kishnani, Priya S., Austin, Stephanie L., Abdenur, Jose E., Arn, Pamela, Bali, Deeksha S., Boney, Anne, Chung, Wendy K., Dagli, Aditi I., Dale, David, Koeberl, Dwight, Somers, Michael J., Burns Wechsler, Stephanie, Weinstein, David A., Wolfsdorf, Joseph I., Watson, Michael S.

“…Disclaimer: This guideline is designed primarily as an educational resource for clinicians to help them provide quality medical services. Adherence to this…”
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Analysis of 24 genes reveals a monogenic cause in 11.1% of cases with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome at a single center by Tan, Weizhen, Lovric, Svjetlana, Ashraf, Shazia, Rao, Jia, Schapiro, David, Airik, Merlin, Shril, Shirlee, Gee, Heon Yung, Baum, Michelle, Daouk, Ghaleb, Ferguson, Michael A., Rodig, Nancy, Somers, Michael J. G., Stein, Deborah R., Vivante, Asaf, Warejko, Jillian K., Widmeier, Eugen, Hildebrandt, Friedhelm

“…Background Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) is the second most frequent cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) among patients manifesting at under…”
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Exit site and tunnel infections in children on chronic peritoneal dialysis: findings from the Standardizing Care to Improve Outcomes in Pediatric End Stage Renal Disease (SCOPE) Collaborative by Swartz, Sarah J., Neu, Alicia, Skversky Mason, Amy, Richardson, Troy, Rodean, Jonathan, Lawlor, John, Warady, Bradley, Somers, Michael J.G.

“…Background The Standardizing Care to Improve Outcomes in Pediatric End Stage Renal Disease (SCOPE) Collaborative is a quality improvement initiative to reduce…”
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