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HIV-Nephropathy and Other Renal Diseases Research
Nearly 90 percent of HIV-infected African-American children from the Washington, DC, area are treated at Children’s National. These children are at high risk for developing renal and cardiovascular complications related to changes in the immune system, infections, hypertension, or genetic predisposition to developing renal disease, as a result of their HIV-status. The research team studies the pathogenesis of these renal-cardiovascular diseases and develops new treatments to prevent these dangerous complications of HIV.
Scientists in the Center for Molecular Physiology have developed several murine models with similar traits to humans with HIV to explore how HIV induces renal injury. The long-term goal of this program is to improve the quality of life of HIV-infected children and to prevent the development of chronic renal disease, hypertension, and cardiovascular disorders in these patients.
Faculty studying HIV Nephropathy and other renal diseases
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For more information, contact Patricio Ray, MD.
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