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fluoride on chronic kidney disease of uncertain aetiology

The Influence of fluoride on chronic kidney disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka

Shanika Nanayakkara a, b, *, S.T.M.L.D. Senevirathna c, Kouji H. Harada d,Rohana Chandrajith e, Nishantha Nanayakkara f, Akio Koizumi g a  School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia b  Institute of Dental Research, Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia c  Faculty of Business, Justice and […]

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The Medical Mystery continues........ Wilgamuwa the newest hotspot of CKDu in Sri Lanka

The Medical Mystery continues……. Wilgamuwa the newest hotspot of CKDu in Sri Lanka?

Chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) or Rajarata kidney disease is a progressive disease that causes irreversible kidney failure and eventually death. Unlike chronic kidney diseases (CKD), which in most cases are linked to known causes such as, hypertension, diabetes, and chronic glomerular nephritis, the causative factors of this mysterious disease are obscure. Over

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Exposure to Hantavirus is a Risk Factor Associated with Kidney Diseases in Sri Lanka: A Cross Sectional Study

Yomani D. Sarathkumara 1, Chandika D. Gamage 1, Sithumini Lokupathirage 2, Devinda S. Muthusinghe 3, Nishantha Nanayakkara 4, Lishanthe Gunarathne 5, Kenta Shimizu 2, Yoshimi Tsuda 2, Jiro Arikawa 2 and Kumiko Yoshimatsu 2,3,* 1 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka 2 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty

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A study of lipid profile and glycemic status in patients with chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka.

Duminda B. Basnayake1*, W. G. H. Sandamali2 , Ayesha Nayanamali1 , Abdul W. M. Wazil1 , R. M. P. A. Siriwardena2 , T. M. C. I. Thennakoon2 , Thilak Dharmasiri1 , Nishantha Nanayakkara1 1Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplant, 2Department of Bio-chemistry, National Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka.   ABSTRACT Background: Dyslipidemia and impaired glucose tolerance

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Systematic evaluation of exposure to trace elements and minerals in patients with chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka

Systematic evaluation of exposure to trace elements and minerals in patients with chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka

Shanika Nanayakkaraa,b,⁎,1,  S.T.M.L.D. Senevirathnac,1, Kouji H. Haradad, Rohana Chandrajithe, Toshiaki Hitomif, Tilak Abeysekerag, Eri Musoh, Takao Watanabei, Akio Koizumij   Affiliations a. School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia b. Institute of Dental Research, Westmead Centre for Oral health, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia c. CSU Engineering, Faculty of Business,

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Chronic kidney diseases of uncertain etiology (CKDue) in Sri Lanka: geographic distribution and environmental implications

Rohana Chandrajith,  Shanika Nanayakkara,  Kozuyoshi Itai,  T. N. C. Aturaliya, C. B. Dissanayake,  Thilak Abeysekera,  Kouji Harada,  Takao Watanabe,  Akio Koizumi Abstract The increase in the number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients from the north central region of Sri Lanka has become a environmental health issue of national concern. Unlike in other countries where

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RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN (RBP4) AS A URINARY MARKER OF SEVERITY IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OF UNCERTAIN ETIOLOGY

Fernando,W.B.N.T1.,Hettiarachchi, T.W1., Hemage,R1., Sudeshika S.H.T1., Badurdeen, M.Z1., Nanayakkara, N2* 1Centre for Education, Research and Training on Kidney Diseases (CERTKiD), Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 2Transplant and Dialysis Unit, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka   Background: RBP4 is a low molecular weight protein that is mainly synthesized in the liver belonging to the

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Evaluation of biochemical profile of Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology in Sri Lanka

Buddhi N. T. W. Fernando1, Thilini S. H. Sudeshika2, Thilini W. Hettiarachchi3, Zeid Badurdeen3, Thilak D. J. Abeysekara3, Hemalika T. K. Abeysundara4, Sakunthala Jayasinghe5, Shirani Ranasighe6, Nishantha Nanayakkara7 1 Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2 Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University

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Snap shot view on anaemia in chronic kidney disease of uncertain aetiology

WARNAKULASURIYA BNT FERNANDO,1 THILINI W HETTIARACHCHI,1 THILINI SUDESHIKA,2 ZEID BADURDEEN,1 HEMALIKA ABEYSUNDARA,3 SHIRANI RANASINGHE,4 MANEL P RATHNAYAKE5 and NISHANTHA NANAYAKKARA6 1 Centre for Education, Research and Training on Kidney Diseases (CERTKiD), Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, 2Department of Pharmacy, Facultyof Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, 3Department of Statistics and Computer Science, Faculty of

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Pilot Study of Renal Urinary Biomarkers for Diagnosis of CKD of Uncertain Etiology

Buddhi N.T.W. Fernando1,7, Asfa Alli-Shaik2,7, Rusiru K.D. Hemage1, Zeid Badurdeen1,Thilini W.Hettiarachchi1, Hemalika T.K. Abeysundara3, Thilak D.J. Abeysekara1,Abdul Wazil4, Saman Rathnayake5, Jayantha Gunaratne2,6 and Nishantha Nanayakkara4 1Centre for Education, Research and Training on Kidney Diseases (CERTKiD), Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka  2Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Proteos, Singapore 3Department of Statistics and

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