2022
Safety and Adequacy of Kidney Biopsy Procedure in Patients with Obesity
Qian L, Menez S, Hu D, Weinstein J, Melchinger H, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Luciano R, Turner J, Perazella M, Villalobos C, Shaw M, Wilson F, Parikh C, Moledina D. Safety and Adequacy of Kidney Biopsy Procedure in Patients with Obesity. Kidney360 2022, 4: 98-101. PMID: 36700910, PMCID: PMC10101611, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0006602022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRole of time from transplantation to biopsy in histologic ABMR: A single center report
Chancay J, Liu C, Chauhan K, Andersen L, Harris C, Coca S, Delaney V, Tedla F, De Boccardo G, Sehgal V, Moledina D, Formica R, Reghuvaran A, Banu K, Florman S, Akalin E, Shapiro R, Salem F, Menon MC. Role of time from transplantation to biopsy in histologic ABMR: A single center report. Clinical Transplantation 2022, 36: e14802. PMID: 36069577, PMCID: PMC10211409, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeath-censored graft lossAntibody-Mediated RejectionDonor-specific antibodiesMicrovascular inflammationDQ-DSAAnti-human leukocyte antigen donor-specific antibodiesChronic allograft injurySingle-center reportsHigher inflammatory scoresCause biopsiesAllograft injuryGraft lossChronicity scoreInflammatory scoreHistologic factorsCT scoreFemale recipientsBiopsyMVI scoreT-scoreHeterogeneous etiologyCenter ReportTransplantationScoresSignificant correlationUrine testing to differentiate glomerular from tubulointerstitial diseases on kidney biopsy
Tran AC, Melchinger H, Weinstein J, Shaw M, Kent C, Perazella MA, Wilson FP, Parikh CR, Moledina DG. Urine testing to differentiate glomerular from tubulointerstitial diseases on kidney biopsy. Practical Laboratory Medicine 2022, 30: e00271. PMID: 35465621, PMCID: PMC9018443, DOI: 10.1016/j.plabm.2022.e00271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTubulointerstitial diseaseKidney biopsyGlomerular diseaseUrine albuminHistological diagnosisUrine uromodulinUrine testsHigher urine albuminUrine sediment microscopyCohort of participantsDipstick hematuriaTubular injuryAppropriate patientsUrine testingMultivariable modelHigher oddsBiopsyClinical decisionSediment microscopyDiseasePatientsHealth biomarkersUrine samplesDiagnosisCohortClinical Features and Laboratory Findings in Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
Kodali R, Moledina D. Clinical Features and Laboratory Findings in Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis. 2022, 245-255. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-93438-5_19.ChaptersAcute tubulointerstitial nephritisKidney functionTubulointerstitial nephritisEvaluation of urineNon-invasive testsPresenting featuresKidney biopsyClinical featuresMedication historyHistological diagnosisLaboratory findingsHigh indexClinical usePatientsDiagnosisCareful evaluationTemporal associationNephritisSubtle cluesBiopsyCliniciansDiseaseSuspicionUrine
2017
A Survey of Patient Attitudes Toward Participation in Biopsy-Based Kidney Research
Moledina DG, Cheung B, Kukova L, Luciano RL, Peixoto AJ, Wilson FP, Alfano S, Parikh CR. A Survey of Patient Attitudes Toward Participation in Biopsy-Based Kidney Research. Kidney International Reports 2017, 3: 412-416. PMID: 29725645, PMCID: PMC5932306, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdditional needle passesKidney tissueKidney biopsyKidney diseasePatients' attitudesNeedle passesHealth/National InstituteMultivariable logistic modelNational InstituteNovel therapeutic targetHuman kidney tissueBiopsy complicationsAfrican American participantsLower oddsBiopsyTherapeutic targetPrecision Medicine InitiativePatientsMedicine InitiativeTissueDiseaseKidney researchParticipantsAdditional burdenTotal