The race coefficient now used in calculating estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in US patients who self-identify as Black will soon change, says a task force established to examine the issue.

A systematic review found that alternative approaches to calculating estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were worth looking into to properly account for diversity in populations. A review ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Newer eGFR calculations that do not consider race show a link between kidney function and dementia. Equations ...

A race-free revision of the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation for calculating estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), introduced in September 2021, has rapidly ...

At 6 a.m. three days a week, Gloria James spends the first four hours of her day at the Northwest Detroit Dialysis Lahser Satellite clinic. The 70-year-old Detroit native gets two needles — both ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nair and colleagues evaluated 385,087 adult candidates waitlisted for kidney transplantation between Jan. 1, ...

Impact of UGT1A4, UGT2B7, and UGT2B15 pharmacogenetics on tamoxifen (TAM) metabolism. Comparison of carboplatin dose calculated using eGFR formulae versus 51Cr-EDTA.

The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a blood test to assess kidney function. The formula for calculating eGFR takes the patient’s body size, age, and sex into account to predict how well ...

Lower kidney filtration and protein in urine are connected to increased cognitive decline risk, highlighting the need for ...