Skeletal Outcomes in Children and Young Adults with Glomerular Disease
Children and adolescents with glomerular disease have unique and potentially modifiable risk factors for compromised bone health. As delineated by the applicant’s K23 project, glomerular disease is associated with multiple disturbances in vitamin D homeostasis and mineral metabolism, independent of and exacerbated by reduced kidney function. These patients are also exposed to medications which may […]