Which equation and which biomarker should be used in the KFRE? A comparative analysis in the CKD-REIN cohort academic.oup.com/ckj/article/... EKFC vs CKD-EPI? Creatinine vs Cystatin C? Turns out it barely impacts KFRE kidney failure predictions! Great work @antoinelanot.bsky.social & CKD-REIN!

Challenges of kidney function evaluation in pregnancy academic.oup.com/joneph/artic... Estimating (but also measuring) GFR is particularly difficult during pregnancy. A few lines of thought. Thanks to @tstehle.bsky.social and all the merit to Stephanie Grosch

Challenges of kidney function evaluation in pregnancy

The kidney plays a central role in maintaining physiological homeostasis during pregnancy. Since the 1950s, it has been known that measured glomerular filt

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www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... Free Editorial from my colleague and friend Etienne Cavalier In clinical chemistry, huge progress has been made to standardize serum creatinine measurement...but it can be fully useful only if estimating GFR is also standardized EKFC!

Creatinine, cystatin C or both to estimate glomerular filtration rate in kidney transplant recipients? academic.oup.com/ndt/article-... Added value of EKFC to estimate GFR...also in transplanted patients! Thansk to all co-authors

Genetic determinants of serum creatinine and cystatin C independent of kidney function generate bias in filtration markers doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2026.07.018 #MedSky #NephSky #GWAS #eQTL @mayoclinic.org @brighamandwomens.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social

Recalibration of the European Kidney Function Consortium eGFR Equation for the Indian Population www.kireports.org/article/S246... Current creatinine-based equations are suboptimal in India, but improvement is possible (even if still not perfect) Congratulations to Ashok Kumar Yadav!

Recalibration of the European Kidney Function Consortium eGFR Equation for the Indian Population

The new European Kidney Function Consortium (EKFC) eGFR equation uses rescaled serum creatinine (SCr) to an age- and sex-specific normal median value, making it applicable across the entire age spectr...

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academic.oup.com/ckj/article/... Congratulation to the Congolese team for this interesting publication about GFR etimation is patients with sickle cell disease! Special congratulations to Yannick Engole!

Performance of creatinine and cystatin C-based equations for estimating high levels of glomerular filtration rate in Congolese adults with sickle cell disease

ABSTRACTIntroduction. Sickle cell disease (SCD) carries a high risk of chronic kidney disease, necessitating accurate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) moni

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academic.oup.com/ndt/article/... Our latest editorial explores the "proliferation" of GFR formulas and why the EKFC equation deserves a seat at the table in Europe. We even took a side trip into the world of paleontology—apologies to the experts in that field for the bold comparison!

Where is the eye of the storm of eGFR formulas?

Experts in estimating glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations are often questioned by colleagues about the proliferation of creatinine-based equations

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An interesting meta-analysis on an important (and understudied) topic : estimating GFR in Asian populations Congratulations to Rouvick Gama and all the team! open acces! doi.org/10.1016/j.ek...

I am pleased to share with you this commentary, co-authored with Christophe Mariat. Percentiles of estimating glomerular filtration rate: a new personalized tool for detection of chronic kidney disease - Kidney International www.kidney-international.org/article/S008...

Age-adapted versus age-independent eGFR thresholds to diagnose CKD: integrating the debate and charting a balanced path forward url: academic.oup.com/ckj/article/... A new Pro/con in CKJ free access!

Age-adapted versus age-independent eGFR thresholds to diagnose CKD: integrating the debate and charting a balanced path forward

ABSTRACT. The debate over whether to use age-adapted or age-independent estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) cut-offs for diagnosing chronic kidney

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another article from Pr Justine Bukabau and Ernest Sumaili. Very Pragmatic. Thanks to all co-authors rdcu.be/eNNi8

📍Le deuxième numéro de l'année de la revue 𝐍𝐞́𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞 & 𝐓𝐡𝐞́𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 vient de paraitre ⏭ tinyurl.com/5fpr5huy Découvrez ici l'article offert ! 🎁 tinyurl.com/37vhj2y8 Bonne lecture ! @sfndt.bsky.social #Néphrologie #SFNDT

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CKD (définition) and aging: time to move forward... Kidney aging and chronic kidney disease—another perspective url: academic.oup.com/ndt/article/...

KIDNEY AGING and CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE - Another Perspective by Drs. Glassock, @delanaye.bsky.social et al. academic.oup.com/ndt/article/... Watch our YouTube Webinar about The Aging Kidney: Physiological Changes - Prof. Glassock, Prof. Schäffner, Prof. Melsom youtu.be/c5lhQupBjc8?...

Discrepancies between creatinine- and cystatin C-based equations: Less dicrepancies with EKFC (and LMR) equations than with CKD-EPI equations! free access thanks to all co-authors www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Discordant Results Between Creatinine- and Cystatin C-based Equations for Estimating GFR

Discordant results between cystatin C and creatinine in estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) are an important medical issue. However, the equat…

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Our opinion on point-of-care GFR measurement by MediBeacon Inc. Very interesting new methodology, even if some improvements and external validations seem necessary with Richard Glassock 10.1038/s41581-025-00947-0

EKFC equation to estimate GFR from creatinine and cystatin C, you freely use this link ekfccalculator.pages.dev

One question was still open: is the diabetic status (in itself) influencing the performance of eGFR? We show the answer is No academic.oup.com/ndt/article/... @tstehle.bsky.social

Diabetic status and the performances of creatinine- and cystatin C–based eGFR equations

ABSTRACTBackground. The estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is one tool to detect renal disease. The most used biomarker remains serum creatinin

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NOUVEAUTE ! Venez découvrir le nouveau calculateur DFG mis à jour et optimisé sur le site de la SFNDT 🚀 www.sfndt.org/professionne...

Can we trust eGFR results? The answer of IA ! bmcnephrol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... trustekfcegfr.shinyapps.io/GFR_shiny_La... Thanks to the EKFC! Thanks to Antoine Lanot

Enhancing individual glomerular filtration rate assessment: can we trust the equation? Development and validation of machine learning models to assess the trustworthiness of estimated GFR compared to ...

Background Creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations are widely used in clinical practice but exhibit inherent limitations. On the other side, measuring GFR is time consum...

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The role of nutritional vitamin D in CKD-MBD in children and adults with CKD, on dialysis and after kidney transplantation – a European consensus statement 🆓 doi.org/10.1093/ndt/...

Important publication from the working group led by Etienne Cavalier www.degruyter.com/document/doi...

Recommendations for European laboratories based on the KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease

The 2024 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines for chronic kidney disease (CKD) evaluation and management bring important updates, particularly for European laboratories. These ...

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