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Early ultrastructural changes in biopsies from patients with symptomatic CKDu (Sym-CKDu)

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Christoph Daniel, Prof.1 ; Philipp Enghard, PD2 ; Neelakanthi Ratnatunga, Prof.3  ; Sulochana Wijetunge, Prof. 3 ; Wazil AWM, MD7 ; Christian Zwiener, Prof. 4 ; Johannes A.C. Barth, Prof.5 ; Rohana Chandrajith, Prof.6 ; Monika Klewer1 ; Kai-Uwe Eckhardt, Prof.2 , Kerstin Amann, Prof.1 ; Paul Freund, MD2 , Shakila Premarathne8 , W.D.R.N. Pushpakumara, […]

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Assessment of dietary macronutrient and micronutrient intake among haemodialysis patients in Sri Lanka

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NADUNI ERANDIKA1, NISHANTHA NANAYAKKARA1, LALANI YATAWARA2 1National Hospital-Kandy, Sri Lanka 2Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka Background: Malnutrition is very common among haemodialysis (HD) patients. Aim: We aimed to assess the macronutrient and micronutrient intake and determined the association between nutritional intake and socio-economic status among HD patients. Methods: This

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Evaluating Serum RBP4 as an Auxiliary Biomarker for CKDu Diagnosis

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Hannah L. F. Swa 1,†,‡,Buddhi N. T. Fernando 2,†,Shakila Premarathna 3,Asfa Alli-Shaik 1,Zeid Badurdeen 3,Jayantha Gunarathna 1,4 and Nishantha Nanayakkara 3,* 1 Translational Biomedical Proteomics Group, Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138632, Singapore 2 Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of

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Risk factors and their effect on the progression of Sri Lankan CKDu

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MGIH Bandara1, SWMPWCIB Weerakoon1, HMDK Herath1, HPNS Hewapathirane1, HGN Erandika1, HPM Hewavitharana1, N Nanayakkara2 1Department of NEPHROLOGY, Centre For Research National Hospital Kandy, Sri Lanka 2Department of Nephrology, National Hospital Kandy, Sri Lanka Objectives: We focused on risk factors like family history, social support for patients, alcoholic beverage consumption, tobacco use, etc. in CKDu to

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Familial Clustering in Sri Lankan CKDu cases

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MGIH BANDARA1, SWMPWCIB WEERAKOON1, HMDK HERATH1, HPM HEWAVITHARANE1, HPNS HEWAPATHIRANE1, HGN ERANDIKA1, N NANAYAKKARA2 1Department of NEPHROLOGY, Centre For Research – National Hospital Kandy, Sri Lanka 2Department of Nephrology, National Hospital Kandy, Sri Lanka Objectives: This study has explored familial aggregation patterns in Sri Lankan CKDu patients related to the onset and course of the

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An Analysis of Rate of Progression and Associated Risk Factors of Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology in Sri Lanka.

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Thilini W Hettiarachchi1, Thilini Sudeshika2, Buddhi N T. Fernando1, Hemalika T Abeysundara3, Rusiru D Hemage1, Zeid Badurdeen1, Rajitha Hanarasinghe1, Sulochana Wijetunge4, Nishantha Nanayakkara5 1 Center for Education, Research and Training on Kidney Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 2 Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

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Could Consumption of Trace Element–Contaminated Rice Be a Risk Factor for Acute Interstitial Nephritis with Uncertain Etiology in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka

Could Consumption of Trace Element–Contaminated Rice Be a Risk Factor for Acute Interstitial Nephritis with Uncertain Etiology in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka?

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Shakila Premarathne 1, Rohana Chandrajith 2, Nishantha Nanayakkara 3, C D Gamage 4, Neelakanthi Ratnatunga 5, Sulochana Wijetunge 5, Zeid Badurdeen 6, Shashika Guruge 7, N Elladeniya 6, K P S Madushan 6, K O C U Samarasiri 6, Pasan Hewavitharane 1, Dulanjali Herath 1, Sachintha Senarathne 8 Affiliations Centre for Research, National Hospital, Kandy,

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Epidemiology, molecular, and genetic methodologies to evaluate causes of CKDu around the world: report of the Working Group from the ISN International Consortium of Collaborators on CKDu

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Shuchi Anand1 , Ben Caplin2 , Marvin Gonzalez-Quiroz2,3 , Stephen L. Schensul4 , Vivek Bhalla1 , Xavier Parada5 , Nishantha Nanayakkara6 , Andrew Fire1 , Adeera Levin7 and David J. Friedman8 , on behalf of International Society of Nephrology’s International Consortium of Collaborators on Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (i3C)9   1 School of Medicine,

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Overcoming barriers and building a strong peritoneal dialysis programme – Experience from three South Asian countries.

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Klara Paudel1, Ahad Qayyum2, Abdul WM Wazil3, Sanjib K Sharma4, Kalpana Shrestha5, Stanley Fan6, Agnes Haris7, Fredric O Finkelstein8, Nishanthe Nanayakkara3 1Department of Medicine, Charak Memorial Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal 2Department of Nephrology, Bahria Town Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan 3Department of Nephrology, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka 4Department of Internal Medicine, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences,

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