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Editorial
. 2023 Dec 1;18(12):1524-1526.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000000000339. Epub 2023 Oct 23.

Does Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy Affect the Kidney?

David Collister  1   2   3   4 , Sofia B Ahmed  4   5
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Editorial

Does Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy Affect the Kidney?

David Collister et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
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Conflict of interest statement

S.B. Ahmed reports advisory or leadership roles as Chair of Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Gender and Health Advisory Board (volunteer position) (http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/50746.html), President-Elect of Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (https://www.ossdweb.org/) (volunteer position), and Canadian Medical Association Journal Governance Council Member (volunteer position). D. Collister reports research funding from Boehringer Ingelheim/Research Manitoba, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and Kidney Foundation of Canada; honoraria from CSL Behring (donation of National Leader fees for POSIBIL-6 trial to research program); and advisory or leadership role for Canadian Nephrology Trials Network (Executive Committee, Scientific Operations Committee) (unpaid).

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