HIV-1 Envelope Glycoproteins from Diverse Clades Differentiate Antibody Responses and Durability among Vaccinees.

By Amir Safavi | March 28, 2018 |

Link: https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01843-17 Authors: Yates, Nicole L; deCamp, Allan C; Korber, Bette T; Liao, Hua-Xin; Irene, Carmela; Pinter, Abraham; Peacock, James; Harris, Linda J; Sawant, Sheetal; Hraber, Peter; Shen, Xiaoying; Rerks-Ngarm, Supachai; Pitisuttithum, Punnee; Nitayapan, Sorachai; Berman, Phillip W; Robb, Merlin L; Pantaleo, Giuseppe; Zolla-Pazner, Susan; Haynes, Barton F; Alam, S Munir; Montefiori, David C; Tomaras,…

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Telenephrology: Providing Healthcare to Remotely Located Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.

By Amir Safavi | March 20, 2018 |

Link: https://doi.org/10.1159/000488004 Authors: Tan, Judy; Mehrotra, Anita; Nadkarni, Girish N; He, John Cijiang; Langhoff, Erik; Post, James; Galvao-Sobrinho, Carlos; Thode, Henry C; Rohatgi, Rajeev Abstract: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who live far (>30 miles) from their nephrologist experience lower rates of clinic visit adherence, limited access to treatment, and higher rates of hospitalization and…

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Analysis of OPTN/UNOS registry suggests the number of HLA matches and not mismatches is a stronger independent predictor of kidney transplant survival.

By Amir Safavi | September 29, 2017 |

Link: https://doi.org/S0085-2538(17)30547-1 Authors: Yacoub, Rabi; Nadkarni, Girish N; Cravedi, Paolo; He, John Cijiang; Delaney, Veronica B; Kent, Rebecca; Chauhan, Kinsuk N; Coca, Steven G; Florman, Sander S; Heeger, Peter S; Murphy, Barbara; Menon, Madhav C Abstract: HLA matching and mismatching, while inversely related, are not exact opposites. Here we determined the independent effects of HLA…

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Location-Specific Oral Microbiome Possesses Features Associated With CKD.

By Amir Safavi | September 8, 2017 |

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2017.08.018 Authors: Hu, Jianzhong; Iragavarapu, Srinivas; Nadkarni, Girish N; Huang, Ruiqi; Erazo, Monica; Bao, Xiuliang; Verghese, Divya; Coca, Steven; Ahmed, Mairaj K; Peter, Inga Abstract: Chronic kidney disease (CKD), a progressive loss of renal function, can lead to serious complications if underdiagnosed. Many studies suggest that the oral microbiota plays important role in the…

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