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Shlomovitz O, Atias-Varon D, Yagel D, Barel O, Shasha-Lavsky H, Skorecki K, Eliyahu A, Bathish Y, Frajewicki V, Kushnir D, Zaid R, Paperna T, Ofir A, Tchirkov M, Hassan K, Kruzel E, Khazim K, Geron R, Weisman I, Hanut A, Nakhoul F, Kenig-Kozlovsky Y, Refael G, Antebi A, Storch S, Leiba M, Kagan M, Shukrun R, Rechavi G, Dekel B, Ben Moshe Y, Weiss K, Assady S, Vivante A. Genetic Markers Among the Israeli Druze Minority Population With End-Stage Kidney Disease. Am J Kidney Dis 2024; 83:183-195. [PMID: 37717846 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
Abstract
RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE Genetic etiologies have been identified among approximately 10% of adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, data are lacking regarding the prevalence of monogenic etiologies especially among members of minority groups. This study characterized the genetic markers among members of an Israeli minority group with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). STUDY DESIGN A national-multicenter cross-sectional study of Israeli Druze patients (an Arabic-speaking Near-Eastern transnational population isolate) who are receiving maintenance dialysis for ESKD. All study participants underwent exome sequencing. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS We recruited 94 adults with ESKD, comprising 97% of the total 97 Druze individuals throughout Israel being treated with dialysis during the study period. PREDICTORS Demographics and clinical characteristics of kidney disease. OUTCOME Genetic markers. ANALYTICAL APPROACH Whole-exome sequencing and the relationship of markers to clinical phenotypes. RESULTS We identified genetic etiologies in 17 of 94 participants (18%). None had a previous molecular diagnosis. A novel, population-specific, WDR19 homozygous pathogenic variant (p.Cys293Tyr) was the most common genetic finding. Other monogenic etiologies included PKD1, PKD2, type IV collagen mutations, and monogenic forms of noncommunicable diseases. The pre-exome clinical diagnosis corresponded to the final molecular diagnosis in fewer than half of the participants. LIMITATIONS This study was limited to Druze individuals, so its generalizability may be limited. CONCLUSIONS Exome sequencing identified a genetic diagnosis in approximately 18% of Druze individuals with ESKD. These results support conducting genetic analyses in minority populations with high rates of CKD and for whom phenotypic disease specificity may be low. PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects many people worldwide and has multiple genetic causes. However, there is limited information on the prevalence of genetic etiologies, especially among minority populations. Our national-multicenter study focused on Israeli Druze patients. Using exome-sequencing, we identified previously undetected genetic causes in nearly 20% of patients, including a new and population-specific WDR19 homozygous pathogenic variant. This mutation has not been previously described; it is extremely rare globally but is common among the Druze, which highlights the importance of studying minority populations with high rates of CKD. Our findings provide insights into the genetic basis of end-stage kidney disease in the Israeli Druze, expand the WDR19 phenotypic spectrum, and emphasize the potential value of genetic testing in such populations.
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- Omer Shlomovitz
- Department of Pediatrics B, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Safed
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- Department of Pediatrics B, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Safed
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- Genomics Unit, Sheba Cancer Research Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Genomics Unit, Sheba Cancer Research Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel; The Wohl Institute for Translational Medicine, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Azrieili Faculty of Medicine in Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel; Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
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- Azrieili Faculty of Medicine in Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Safed; The Danek Gertner Institute of Human Genetics, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Institute of Nephrology and Hypertension, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Institute of Nephrology and Hypertension, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- The Genetics Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- The Genetics Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- The Genetics Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Health Care campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Nephrology Unit, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
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- Nephrology Unit, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
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- Nephrology Unit, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
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- Nephrology Unit, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
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- Nephrology Unit, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Baruch Padeh Medical Center Poriya, Tiberias, Israel
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Baruch Padeh Medical Center Poriya, Tiberias, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Health Care campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Nephrology Unit, Mayanei HaYeshua Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel
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- Institute of Nephrology and Hypertension, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Nephrology and Hypertension Unit, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Pediatrics B, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Safed
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- Department of Pediatrics B, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Safed
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- Genomics Unit, Sheba Cancer Research Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel; The Wohl Institute for Translational Medicine, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel; Azrieili Faculty of Medicine in Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Safed; Pediatric Stem Cell Research Institute, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel; Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Department of Pediatrics B, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Safed
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- The Genetics Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel; The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Health Care campus, Haifa, Israel; The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Pediatrics B, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Safed; Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
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Bnaya A, Abu-Amer N, Beckerman P, Volkov A, Cohen-Hagai K, Greenberg M, Ben-Chetrit S, Ben Tikva Kagan K, Goldman S, Navarro HA, Sneineh MA, Rozen-Zvi B, Borovitz Y, Tobar A, Yanay NB, Biton R, Angel-Korman A, Rappoport V, Leiba A, Bathish Y, Farber E, Kaidar-Ronat M, Schreiber L, Shashar M, Kazarski R, Chernin G, Itzkowitz E, Atrash J, Iaina NL, Efrati S, Nizri E, Lurie Y, Ben Itzhak O, Assady S, Kenig-Kozlovsky Y, Shavit L. Acute Kidney Injury and Hair-Straightening Products: A Case Series. Am J Kidney Dis 2023; 82:43-52.e1. [PMID: 36610611 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE Keratin-based hair-straightening treatment is a popular hair-styling method. The majority of keratin-based hair-straightening products in Israel contain glycolic acid derivatives, which are considered safe when used topically. Systemic absorption of these products is possible, and anecdotal reports have described kidney toxicity associated with their use. We report a series of cases of severe acute kidney injury (AKI) following use of hair-straightening treatment in Israel during the past several years. STUDY DESIGN Case series. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS We retrospectively identified 26 patients from 14 medical centers in Israel who experienced severe AKI and reported prior treatment with hair-straightening products in 2019-2022. FINDINGS The 26 patients described had a median age of 28.5 (range, 14-58) years and experienced severe AKI following a hair-straightening procedure. The most common symptoms at presentation were nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Scalp rash was noted in 10 (38%) patients. Two patients experienced a recurrent episode of AKI following a repeat hair-straightening treatment. Seven patients underwent kidney biopsies, which demonstrated intratubular calcium oxalate deposition in 6 and microcalcification in tubular cells in 1. In all biopsies, signs of acute tubular injury were present, and an interstitial infiltrate was noted in 4 cases. Three patients required temporary dialysis. LIMITATIONS Retrospective uncontrolled study, small number of kidney biopsies. CONCLUSIONS This series describes cases of AKI with prior exposure to hair-straightening treatments. Acute oxalate nephropathy was the dominant finding on kidney biopsies, which may be related to absorption of glycolic acid derivatives and their metabolism to oxalate. This case series suggests a potential underrecognized cause of AKI in the young healthy population. Further studies are needed to confirm this association and to assess the extent of this phenomenon as well as its pathogenesis.
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- Alon Bnaya
- Institute of Nephrology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem.
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- Institute of Nephrology and Hypertension, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv; Department of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv
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- Institute of Nephrology and Hypertension, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv; Department of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv
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- Department of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv
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- Department of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv; Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba
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- Department of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv; Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba
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- Department of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv; Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba
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- Department of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv; Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva
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- Department of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv; Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva
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- Department of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv; Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva
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- Department of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv; Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva
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- Department of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv; Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva
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- Department of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv; Nephrology institute, Schneider Children's Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Department of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv; Department of Pathology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva
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- Nephrology and Hypertension Institute, Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, Ashdod
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- Nephrology and Hypertension Institute, Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, Ashdod; Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba
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- Nephrology and Hypertension Institute, Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, Ashdod; Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba
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- Nephrology Unit, Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Tiberias
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- Edith Wolfson Medical Center Ringgold Standard Institution, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon
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- Institute of Nephrology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem; Department of Pathology, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Laniado Hospital, Netanya
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- Nephrology Institute, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot
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- Institute of Nephrology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem
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- Institute of Nephrology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba; Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon
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- Department of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv; Department of Nephrology, Shamir (Assaf Harofeh) Medical Center, Zerifin
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- Department of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv; Department of Nephrology, Shamir (Assaf Harofeh) Medical Center, Zerifin
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- Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Section, Israel Poison Information Center, Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Medical Center; B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Pathology, Rambam Medical Center; B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Medical Center; B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Section, Israel Poison Information Center, Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Medical Center; Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Medical Center; B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Institute of Nephrology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem
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Shlomovitz O, Yagel D, Barel O, Atias-Varon D, Eliyahu A, Bathish Y, Frajewicki V, Kushnir D, Zaid R, Assady S, Tchirkov M, Hassan K, Khazim K, Geroמ R, Hanut A, Nakhoul F, Kenig Y, Gery R, Kruzel-Davila E, Leiba M, Storch S, Kagan M, Dekel B, Rechavi G, Shukrun R, Ben Moshe Y, Weiss K, Vivante A. MO046: Exome sequencing of Israeli Druze individuals on dialysis reveals common as well as population- specific monogenic etiologies in ∼30%. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac062.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS
Genetic etiologies are estimated to affect ∼10% of adults with advanced CKD. However, significant population disparities in genetic kidney disease exist and population-based screening are lacking especially among minority groups. The Druze population is a middle-eastern minority with high rates of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and consanguinity, which suggests high rates of population-specific monogenic CKD etiologies. We therefore hypothesized that by exome sequencing we will identify a unique distribution of monogenic ESRD causes as compared with prior studies and that important ramifications for clinical practice may ensue.
METHOD
We initiated a national multicenter study of all Israeli dialysis units in order to provide comprehensive evidence for ESRD's genetic basis (Israeli ESRD Genetic Consortium Cohort). Specifically, during 2020, we recruited 97% (n = 94) of Israeli Druze individuals on dialysis from 12 different hospitals and community-based units. We conducted exome sequencing and diagnostic analysis for all patients. We assessed the diagnostic yield of genetic analysis and its relation to baseline clinical phenotypes.
RESULTS
Overall, the cohort consists of 94 individuals from 91 different families with first-degree consanguinity rate of 28%. Participants mean age was 62 years (ranging from 18 to 88 years). Most common primary clinical diagnoses were diabetic kidney disease, nephropathy of unknown origin, glomerular or cystic kidney disease, together encompassing 90% of all cases. None had previous molecular diagnosis. Using exome sequencing, we identified a genetic etiology in 27 out of 94 (28.7%) participants. We identified WDR19 (NPHP13) homozygous mutation c.878G > A (p.C293Y) as the most common genetic diagnosis (5.3%). Follow-up clinical characterization revealed that all affected individuals exhibited non-syndromic adulthood-onset ESRD, supporting a profound mutation-dependent phenotypic heterogeneity and weak pre-exome phenotypic specificity. Other prevalent genetic diagnoses included type IV collagen, PKD1, PKD2 and UMOD mutations as well as monogenic forms of diabetes and hyperlipidemia. Molecular diagnosis corresponded to the pre-exome clinical diagnosis in only one-third of the participants.
CONCLUSION
Exome sequencing in Druze with ESRD yields a genetic diagnosis in just <30% of cases with WDR19 mutation being the most prevalent single-gene etiology. These results, which remarkably inform clinical management, emphasize the importance of revealing population-specific mutations given the underutilization of genetic testing, particularly among adult minorities.
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- Omer Shlomovitz
- Department of Pediatrics B, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Genomics Unit, Sheba Cancer Research Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Genomics Unit, Sheba Cancer Research Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Department of Pediatrics B, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Genomics Unit, Sheba Cancer Research Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Institute of Nephrology and Hypertension, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Institute of Nephrology and Hypertension, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- The Genetics Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Health Care campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Health Care campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Nephrology Unit, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel, Israel
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- Nephrology Unit, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel, Israel
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- Nephrology Unit, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel, Israel
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya, Tiberias, Israel
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya, Tiberias, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Health Care campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Nephrology and Hypertension Unit, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Pediatrics B, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology and Pediatric Stem Cell Research Institute, Edmond and Lily Children's Hospital, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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- The Wohl Institute for Translational Medicine, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pediatrics B, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- The Genetics Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Pediatrics B, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Sakran R, Milo G, Jabareen A, Artul T, Haim N, Litvak M, Ringelstein-Harlev S, Horowitz N, Efrati E, Assady S, Kurnik D. Effective elimination of high-dose methotrexate by repeated hemodiafiltration and high-flux hemodialysis in patients with acute kidney injury. J Oncol Pharm Pract 2021; 28:508-515. [PMID: 34668443 DOI: 10.1177/10781552211052564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Acute kidney injury (AKI) after high dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) is associated with delayed MTX-excretion and life-threatening toxicity. Glucapridase, the recommended therapy, is expensive and not always available. CASE SERIES We describe 3 cases (69, 67, 73 years) with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma who developed AKI and early-onset severely delayed MTX elimination after HD-MTX. MTX serum concentrations were 101 and 69 μmol/L at 24 h after administration in two patients and 34 μmol/L at 32 h in the third. MANAGEMENT AND OUTCOME Since glucarpidase was unavailable, we performed daily high-flux hemodialysis (HF-HD) or online hemodiafiltration (HDF) sessions (median duration, 6 h). The median serum MTX elimination half-life during HDF/HF-HD sessions was similar in all patients (median, 4.4 h; IQR, 3.8-5.3 h), but serum MTX concentrations rebounded after each dialysis by a median of 40% of the trough concentrations. The three patients underwent multiple dialysis sessions, until MTX serum concentrations remained sufficiently low to be neutralized by leucovorin. Only 1 patient developed severe pancytopenia, and renal function normalized in all patients after 3-6 weeks. DISCUSSION In conclusion, when glucarpidase is unavailable or delayed, early, repeated and prolonged HDF/HF-HD effectively enhance MTX elimination and prevent toxicity in patients with AKI and severely delayed MTX elimination after HD-MTX.
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- Razan Sakran
- Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, 58878Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology, 58878Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.,Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, 58878Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, 58878Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Oncology, 58878Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.,Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Oncology, 58878Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, 58878Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, 58878Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology, 58878Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.,Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, 58878Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.,Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Dolnikov K, Milo G, Assady S, Dragu R, Braun-Moscovici Y, Balbir-Gurman A. Scleroderma Renal Crisis as an Early Presentation of Systemic Sclerosis. Isr Med Assoc J 2020; 11:722-723. [PMID: 33249796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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- Katya Dolnikov
- Shine Rheumatology Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine C, Galilee Medical Center, Naharia, Israel
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- Shine Rheumatology Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Shine Rheumatology Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Abassi Z, Assady S, Khoury EE, Heyman SN. Letter to the Editor: Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2: an ally or a Trojan horse? Implications to SARS-CoV-2-related cardiovascular complications. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2020; 318:H1080-H1083. [PMID: 32223552 PMCID: PMC7191629 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00215.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Zaid Abassi
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- Laboratory Medicine, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Medicine, Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Suheir Assady
- Department of Nephrology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel; Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
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- Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Applied Systems Biology Core, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, and Department of Computational Medicine and University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel; Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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Milo G, Bogner I, Bathish Y, Lewin M, Assady S. [HEMODIALYSIS: PRESENT INNOVATIONS FOR PATIENTS' FUTURE]. Harefuah 2017; 156:595-599. [PMID: 28971660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Survival of ESRD patients depends on renal replacement therapies, such as kidney transplantation and dialysis. Due to the shortage of potential kidney donors and patients' comorbidities, dialysis is the major therapeutic option offered to such patients. In this review, recent advances in hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration, and their potential impact on improving patient survival will be discussed.
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- Gai Milo
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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Bathish Y, Milo G, Assady S. SP665SEVERE THROMBOCYTOPENIA AS A PRESENTING SIGN OF SERONEGATIVE HEPATITIS C INFECTION IN AN END-STAGE KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENT. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfx154.sp665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Podocyte and glomerular research is center stage for the development of improved preventive and therapeutic strategies for chronic progressive kidney diseases. Held April 3-6, 2016, the 11th International Podocyte Conference took place in Haifa and Jerusalem, Israel, where participants from all over the world presented their work on new developments in podocyte research. In this review, we briefly highlight the advances made in characterizing the mechanisms involved in podocyte development, metabolism, acquired injury, and repair, including progress in determining the roles of genetic variants and microRNA in particular, as well as the advances made in diagnostic techniques and therapeutics.
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- Suheir Assady
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.,Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Medicine IV, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel; .,Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Medicine IV, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; .,BIOSS-Centre for Biological Signalling Studies and.,III. Medizinische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,ZBSA-Center for Biological Systems Analysis, Albert Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany; and
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Milo G, Shabad E, Nassar N, Mashiach T, Kaplan M, Assady S. SP253CLINICAL ESTIMATION OF KIDNEY FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH β-THALASSEMIA MAJOR. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfw163.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Assady S, Alter J, Axelman E, Zohar Y, Sabo E, Litvak M, Kaplan M, Ilan N, Vlodavsky I, Abassi Z. Nephroprotective effect of heparanase in experimental nephrotic syndrome. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119610. [PMID: 25786136 PMCID: PMC4364762 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2013] [Accepted: 02/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Heparanase, an endoglycosidase that cleaves heparan sulfate (HS), is involved in various biologic processes. Recently, an association between heparanase and glomerular injury was suggested. The present study examines the involvement of heparanase in the pathogenesis of Adriamycin-induced nephrotic syndrome (ADR-NS) in a mouse model. METHODS BALB/c wild-type (wt) mice and heparanase overexpressing transgenic mice (hpa-TG) were tail-vein injected with either Adriamycin (ADR, 10 mg/kg) or vehicle. Albuminuria was investigated at days 0, 7, and 14 thereafter. Mice were sacrificed at day 15, and kidneys were harvested for various analyses: structure and ultrastructure alterations, podocyte proteins expression, and heparanase enzymatic activity. RESULTS ADR-injected wt mice developed severe albuminuria, while ADR-hpa-TG mice showed only a mild elevation in urinary albumin excretion. In parallel, light microscopy of stained cross sections of kidneys from ADR-injected wt mice, but not hpa-TG mice, showed mild to severe glomerular and tubular damage. Western blot and immunofluorescence analyses revealed significant reduction in nephrin and podocin protein expression in ADR-wt mice, but not in ADR-hpa-TG mice. These results were substantiated by electron-microscopy findings showing massive foot process effacement in injected ADR-wt mice, in contrast to largely preserved integrity of podocyte architecture in ADR-hpa-TG mice. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that heparanase may play a nephroprotective role in ADR-NS, most likely independently of HS degradation. Moreover, hpa-TG mice comprise an invaluable in vivo platform to investigate the interplay between heparanase and glomerular injury.
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- Suheir Assady
- Department of Nephrology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Pathology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Pathology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Clinical Laboratories Division, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Cancer and Vascular Biology Research Centre, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Cancer and Vascular Biology Research Centre, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Research Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel; Department of Physiology, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Assady S, Marom O, Hemli M, Ionescu R, Jeries R, Tisch U, Abassi Z, Haick H. Impact of hemodialysis on exhaled volatile organic compounds in end-stage renal disease: a pilot study. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2014; 9:1035-45. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm.13.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Aim: To demonstrate the feasibility of nanomaterial-based sensors for identifying patterns of exhaled volatile organic compound of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and study the impact of hemodialysis (HD) on these patterns. Patients & methods: Exhaled breath samples were collected from a group of 37 volunteers (26 ESRD HD patients; 11 healthy controls); a third of the samples were randomly blinded for determining the sensitivity/specificity of the method. Discriminant function analysis was used to build a model for discriminating ESRD patients and healthy controls (classification accuracy for blind samples: 80%), based on the signals of the nanomaterial sensors. Results & conclusion: The breath pattern of the ESRD patients approached the healthy pattern during the HD treatment, without reaching it completely. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry identified four volatile organic compounds as potential ESRD biomarkers. Although this pilot study has yielded encouraging results, additional large-scale clinical studies are required to develop a fast, noninvasive breath test for monitoring HD adequacy in real time. Original submitted 23 September 2012; Revised submitted 26 February 2013
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- Suheir Assady
- Department of Nephrology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa 31096, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa 31096, Israel
- Department of Physiology, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 31096, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
- Department of Electronics, Electrical & Automatic Engineering, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Physiology, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 31096, Israel
- Research Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa 31096, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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Djudjaj S, Lue H, Urzinicok T, Engel D, Martin IV, Buhl EM, Floege J, Ostendorf T, Bernhagen J, Boor P, Cantaluppi V, Medica D, Mannari C, Figliolini F, Migliori M, Panichi V, Tetta C, Camussi G, Schulte K, Berger K, Sicking EM, Boor P, Jirak P, Thevissen L, Fuss A, Kriz W, Floege J, Smeets B, Moeller MJ, Santhosh Kumar VR, Kulkarni OP, Darisipudi NM, Mulay SR, Anders HJ, Assady S, Alter J, Litvak M, Ilan N, Vlodavsky I, Abassi Z. Glomerular injury. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kim EJ, Han JH, Koo HM, Doh FM, Kim CH, Ko KI, Lee MJ, Oh HJ, Yoo TH, Kang SW, Choi KH, Han SH, Assady S, Tchirkov M, Nasser R, Mashiach T, Ben Izhak O, Housset P, Guillemain R, Nochy D, Roland M, Amrein C, Karras A, Boussaud V, Pezzela V, Thervet E, Simic Ogrizovic SP, Basta Jovanovic G, Radojevic S, Bojic S, Naumovic R, Karim Z, Cyrine K, Rim G, Ezzeddine A, Hafedh H, Hayet K, Soumaya B, Mondher O, Fethi BH, Fethi EY, Taieb BA, Hedi BM, Fatma BM, Adel K, Housset P, Guillemain R, Roland M, Amrein C, Karras A, Boussaud V, Nochy D, Pezzela V, Thervet E, Penescu M, Mandache E, Zumrutdal A, Ozelsancak R, Canpolat T, Barbouch S, Mami I, Mayara M, Jerbi M, Harzallah A, Goucha R, Ben Maiz H, Kedher A, Comi N, Cianfrone P, Piraina V, Talarico R, Giannakakis K, Fuiano G, Lucisano G, Konat K, Szotowska M, Karkoszka H, Adamczak M, Wiecek A, Kwiecien K, Jercan O, Penescu M, Mogoanta L, Miller I, Pan X, Xu J, Ren H, Zhang W, Xu Y, Shen P, Chen X, Feng X, Chen N. Renal histopathology. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Bar-Sela G, Kaidar-Person O, Mari F, Assady S, Haim N. Evaluation of carboplatin dosing in non-small cell lung carcinoma patients using Calvert formula and Cockroft and Gault equation for glomerular filtration rate estimation. Oncol Lett 2012; 4:1072-1076. [PMID: 23162654 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2012.869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2012] [Accepted: 07/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of the Cockroft and Gault (CG) equation for glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimation in carboplatin dosing based on the Calvert formula. The records of 117 patients with advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma treated with carboplatin were retrospectively analyzed. Theoretical carboplatin doses derived from the Calvert formula using the CG equation were calculated for each chemotherapy cycle. Fluctuations in the theoretical carboplatin doses were analyzed, and discrepancies between actual carboplatin doses prescribed by the physician and theoretical doses were assessed. It was found that, compared with the first-cycle dose, subsequent theoretical doses were more than 10% higher in 79/320 cycles (24.7%) and more than 10% lower in 53/320 cycles (16.6%; P=0.015). A body mass index greater than or equal to 30 was associated with a tendency for increased CG-estimated GFR during subsequent chemotherapy cycles (P=0.009). Physicians tended to lower the prescribed dose (32.2% of the cycles) by using a higher serum creatinine (Scr) level for dose calculation than was actually measured. We concluded that Calvert formula-derived carboplatin doses fluctuate widely during repeated cycles when actual Scr is used for CG-estimated GFR. The measurement of 24-h creatinine clearance is advised as an alternative in selected patients with reduction in serum creatinine observed during treatments.
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Nagasaki Y, Yoshitomi T, Hirayama A, Schock-Kusch D, Xie Q, Shulhevich Y, Hesser J, Stsepankou S, Koenig S, Heinrich R, Pill J, Gretz N, Efrati S, Berman S, Abu-Hamad R, Siman-Tov Y, Weissgarten J, Kimura T, Takabatake Y, Takahashi A, Kaimori JY, Matsui I, Namba T, Kitamura H, Niimura F, Matsusaka T, Rakugi H, Isaka Y, Ito K, Watanabe M, Nakashima H, Abe Y, Ifuku M, Nishimura S, Saito T, Mulay SR, Thomasova D, Ryu M, Anders HJ, Nakayama Y, Ueda S, Yamagishi SI, Ando R, Kaida Y, Iwatani R, Fujimi A, Fukami K, Okuda S, Shin YT, Jeong JY, Jang WI, Chung S, Choi DE, Na KR, Lee KW, Mugitani N, Shimizu Y, Satake K, Suzuki Y, Horikoshi S, Tomino Y, Schneider R, Meusel M, Betz B, Wanner C, Koepsell H, Sauvant C, Dursun B, Abban G, Kucukatay V, Tufan L, Dodurga Y, Guclu A, Gok D, Vicente-Vicente L, Sanchez-Gonzalez PD, Prieto M, Lopez-Novoa JM, Lopez-Hernandez FJ, Morales AI, Torres A, Dnyanmote A, Wu W, Nigam S, Wystrychowski A, Wystrychowski W, Kolodziejczyk A, Obuchowicz E, Wiecek A, Sanchez-Gonzalez PD, Vicente-Vicente L, Prieto M, Lopez-Hernandez FJ, Lopez-Novoa JM, Morales AI, Reis LA, Borges FT, Simoes MDJ, Schor N, Mesnard L, Rafat C, Vandermeersch S, Nochy D, Garcon L, Callard P, Jouanneau C, Verpont MC, Hertig A, Rondeau E, Grosjean F, Torreggiani M, Esposito V, Mangione F, Serpieri N, Villa L, Sileno G, Marchi G, Fasoli G, Esposito C, Dal Canton A, Sancho-Martinez S, Lopez-Novoa JM, Lopez-Hernandez FJ, Esposito V, Grosjean F, Striker G, Vlassara H, Zheng F, Park DJ, Kim JH, Jung MH, Seo JW, Kim HJ, Chang SH, Han BG, Yang JW, Yu JM, Choi SO, Efrati S, Berman S, Abu-Hamad R, Siman-Tov Y, Weissgarten J, Reis LA, Christo JS, Simoes MDJ, Schor N, Rusai K, Prokai A, Szebeni B, Meszaros K, Fekete A, Treszl A, Vannay A, Muller V, Reusz G, Heemann U, Tulassay T, Lutz J, Szabo AJ, Ranghino A, Bruno S, Grange C, Dolla C, Cantaluppi V, Biancone L, Tetta C, Segoloni GP, Camussi G, Pinto V, Teixeira V, Almeida W, Schor N, Reis LA, Borges FT, Simoes MDJ, Schor N, Fujikura T, Sun Y, Iwakura T, Yasuda H, Fujigaki Y, Simone S, Rascio F, Loverre A, Cosola C, Cariello M, Castellano G, Ditonno P, Schena FP, Gesualdo L, Grandaliano G, Pertosa G, Choi JY, Kim J, Jin DC, Cha JH, Vicente-Vicente L, Prieto M, Sanchez-Gonzalez PD, Lopez-Novoa JM, Lopez-Hernandez FJ, Morales AI, Kaynar K, Aliyazicioglu R, Ersoz S, Ulusoy S, Al S, Ozkan G, Cansiz M, Fuchs TC, Emde B, Czasch S, von Landenberg F, Hewitt P, Abu-Salah N, Bishara B, Awad H, Ghrayeb N, Assady S, Armaly Z, Better O, Abassi Z. Acute kidney injury - Experimental models. Clin Kidney J 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/4.s2.46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Gil A, Ofer Y, Yigla M, Goralnik L, Meretyk S, Assady S. Obstructive uropathy caused by retroperitoneal fibrosis presents as a late manifestation of sarcoidosis. Ren Fail 2010; 32:1118-20. [DOI: 10.3109/0886022x.2010.510612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Assady S. Challenges and prospects for stem cell-based therapy in diabetes mellitus. Isr Med Assoc J 2009; 11:212-215. [PMID: 19603593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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- Suheir Assady
- Department of Nephrology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
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Nakhoul F, Ramadan R, Khankin E, Yaccob A, Kositch Z, Lewin M, Assady S, Abassi Z. Glomerular abundance of nephrin and podocin in experimental nephrotic syndrome: different effects of antiproteinuric therapies. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2005; 289:F880-90. [PMID: 15942045 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00451.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a clinical state characterized by massive proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, and eventual edema formation. Although the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are not yet fully clarified, it is well accepted that nephrin and podocin are involved in the development of proteinuria. The effects of early treatment with various antiproteinuric therapies on proteinuria and glomerular staining of nephrin and podocin in rats with experimental NS have not been previously studied. Proteinuria and glomerular nephrin and podocin immunofluorescence were examined in rat kidneys with adriamycin-induced NS and the effects of antiproteinuric drug therapies during 5 wk with enalapril, losartan, alone or in combination, omapatrilat, and mycophenolate mofetil on these parameters were assessed. Injection of adriamycin caused a significant increase in daily (from 21.8 ± 1.4 to 983.1 ± 45.8 mg/day, P < 0.01) and cumulative protein excretion (from negligible values to 22,490 ± 931 mg, P < 0.001) during 5 wk. Early treatment with enalapril significantly decreased the daily (641.7 ± 82.4 mg/day, P < 0.0023) and cumulative proteinuria (15,727 ± 2,204 mg, P < 0.001). A similar effect, although to a lesser extent, was obtained after omapatrilat treatment: cumulative proteinuria was reduced to 18,706 ± 1,042 mg, P < 0.001. In contrast, losartan treatment did not significantly influence the cumulative proteinuria that remained comparable (20,351 ± 1,360 mg, P > 0.05) to that observed in untreated NS rats. Unexpectedly, when losartan was given in combination with enalapril, it abolished the beneficial effects of the latter. Pretreatment with mycophenolate mofetil exerted a moderate antiproteinuric effect, which appeared only during the last week of the experimental treatment. Nephrotic rats exhibited severe disruption of slit diaphragm structure as seen by rapid and profound loss of nephrin and podocin. Beneficial effects of enalapril, omapatrilat, and mycophenolate mofetil paralleled the preservation of nephrin, as determined immunohistochemically, and enabled prediction of significant antiproteinuric responses. Enalapril alone or in combination with losartan resulted in significant preservation of podocin. Pretreatment with enalapril, and to a lesser extent omapatrilat, is superior to losartan in reducing proteinuria in NS rats. A combination of ACE inhibitors with ANG II receptor blockers does not provide any advantageous antiproteinuric therapy in these animals. Nephrin loss is an indication of proteinuria in NS and the antiproteinuric effects of ACE inhibitors, vasopeptidase inhibitors, and mycophenolate mofetil attenuate this reduction. Not all the drugs which restore podocin reduce urinary protein in NS.
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- Farid Nakhoul
- Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Technion, P.O. Box 9649, Haifa, 31096, Israel
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Type 1 diabetes generally results from autoimmune destruction of pancreatic islet beta-cells, with consequent absolute insulin deficiency and complete dependence on exogenous insulin treatment. The relative paucity of donations for pancreas or islet allograft transplantation has prompted the search for alternative sources for beta-cell replacement therapy. In the current study, we used pluripotent undifferentiated human embryonic stem (hES) cells as a model system for lineage-specific differentiation. Using hES cells in both adherent and suspension culture conditions, we observed spontaneous in vitro differentiation that included the generation of cells with characteristics of insulin-producing beta-cells. Immunohistochemical staining for insulin was observed in a surprisingly high percentage of cells. Secretion of insulin into the medium was observed in a differentiation-dependent manner and was associated with the appearance of other beta-cell markers. These findings validate the hES cell model system as a potential basis for enrichment of human beta-cells or their precursors, as a possible future source for cell replacement therapy in diabetes.
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- S Assady
- Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, and. Rambam Medical Center, Bat-Galim, Haifa, Israel
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Green J, Assady S, Nakhoul F, Bick T, Jakobi P, Abassi Z. Differential effects of sera from normotensive and hypertensive pregnant women on Ca(2+) metabolism in normal vasular smooth muscle cells. J Am Soc Nephrol 2000; 11:1188-1198. [PMID: 10864574 DOI: 10.1681/asn.v1171188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
Abstract
The clinical features of preeclampsia have been traditionally ascribed to a generalized vascular endothelial cell dysfunction. The present study investigates the effect of sera from preeclamptic women and normal pregnancy on the metabolism of intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) in normal cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). Sera were obtained from normotensive pregnant women (NTP) (n = 17), preeclamptic women (PE) (n = 15), pregnant women with chronic (essential) hypertension (pregnant EHT) (n = 8), non-pregnant women with essential hypertension (non-pregnant EHT) (n = 12), and age-matched non-pregnant normotensive women (NNP) (n = 18). Serum (10%) was applied to both primary cultures of rat aortic smooth muscle cells and to the A-10 vascular muscle cell line. Levels of [Ca(2+)](i) were determined fluorometrically. After a 4-h incubation with serum, basal [Ca(2+)](i) was not significantly altered. However, compared with normal pregnant sera, PE sera markedly reduced hormonally induced Ca(2+) transients. Thus, following acute stimulation of rat VSMC (primary cultures) with 10(-8)M angiotensin II, peak [Ca(2+)](i) responses (% increment over baseline) were 443 +/- 22, 184 +/- 18, 259 +/- 12, 274 +/- 23, and 255 +/- 15% in NTP, PE, pregnant EHT, non-pregnant EHT, and NNP, respectively (P <0.01 PE versus NTP, P <0.05 PE versus NNP and pregnant and non-pregnant EHT). These effects of sera on [Ca(2+)](i) were qualitatively reproduced in platelets obtained from healthy volunteers. Also, depolarization-activated Ca(2+) influx in VSMC was affected by the different sera groups in a manner similar to that seen with hormonally induced [Ca(2+)](i) responses. The altered [Ca(2+)](i) changes by PE sera disappeared 5 wk after delivery. The effect of the different sera groups on hormonally triggered Ca(2+) transients in normal VSMC, as well as the normalization of [Ca(2+)](i) responses after delivery, suggest the presence of a circulating serum factor in PE. Inasmuch as [Ca(2+)](i) is the major determinant of VSMC tone, it is possible that consequent to the attenuation of [Ca(2+)](i) responses, this putative circulating factor counterbalances the intense vasoconstriction in PE.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jacob Green
- Department of Nephrology, Rambam Medical Center, B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology, Rambam Medical Center, B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology, Rambam Medical Center, B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Nephrology, Rambam Medical Center, B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rambam Medical Center, B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
| | - Zaid Abassi
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Rambam Medical Center, B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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