Indian chronic kidney disease study: Design and methods.

Vivek KumarAshok Kumar YadavSishir GangOommen JohnGopesh K ModiJai Prakash OjhaRajendra PandeySreejith ParameswaranNarayan PrasadManisha SahaySantosh VarugheseSeema Baid-AgarwalVivekanand Jha

Published in: Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) (2017)

This study will provide the opportunity to determine risk factors for CKD progression and development of CVD in Indian subjects and perform international comparisons to determine ethnic and geographical differences. A bio-repository will provide a chance to discover biomarkers and explore genetic risk factors.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
risk factors
end stage renal disease
genome wide
gene expression
peritoneal dialysis