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Editorial
. 2014 Oct;25(10):2147-8.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2014040376. Epub 2014 May 29.

CKD and risk of renal cell carcinoma: a causal association?

Jonathan N Hofmann  1 , Mark P Purdue  2
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Editorial

CKD and risk of renal cell carcinoma: a causal association?

Jonathan N Hofmann et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: chronic kidney disease; epidemiology; kidney cancer; outcomes; renal carcinoma.

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  • CKD and the risk of incident cancer.
    Lowrance WT, Ordoñez J, Udaltsova N, Russo P, Go AS. Lowrance WT, et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 Oct;25(10):2327-34. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2013060604. Epub 2014 May 29. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014. PMID: 24876115 Free PMC article.

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