Publications by authors named "Ursula Barnas"

A 24-year-old man with diabetes mellitus presented with advanced kidney disease and severe proteinuria. Genetic testing revealed -MODY12 (OMIM 600509), and a kidney biopsy showed nodular glomerulosclerosis. He commenced dialysis shortly thereafter, and glycemic control improved on treatment with a sulfonylurea.

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ALTERNATE is an international observational study evaluating biweekly darbepoetin alfa (DA) in adult dialysis patients in clinical practice. Austrian ALTERNATE results are presented here (n = 505). The follow-up study ALTERNATE follow-up (AFU) followed Austrian ALTERNATE patients for an additional 12 months (n = 135).

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Homocysteine is associated with atherosclerosis and enhanced cardiovascular risk. In previous studies, treatment with folic acid up to 15 mg/d failed to correct hyperhomocysteinemia in the majority of end-stage renal disease patients. A dose of 30 or 60 mg of folic acid per day was compared with 15 mg/d in an attempt to normalize hyperhomocysteinemia in 150 hemodialysis patients.

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