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Article: Johns Hopkins Children's Center to Lead Largest-Ever Study on Kidney Disease in Children; Findings Will Help Curb Complications, Prevent Kidney Failure.
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- July 26, 2006
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Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
BALTIMORE, July 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The early progression of chronic kidney disease in children and teens is poorly understood, but a national research team led by Johns Hopkins scientists is launching the largest-ever study to learn more about this often-stealthy killer.
"There has never, to our knowledge, been a study designed to systematically assess the changes in kidney function over time in children with early kidney disease and to determine how these changes affect behavior, learning, heart disease risk and growth," says Susan Furth, M.D., Ph.D., a nephrologist at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, ...