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Uremia Research and Toxicity
Uremia Research and Toxicity
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E ARE PLEASED to provide the readers of the Journal of Renal Nutrition with the Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress on Uremia Research and Toxicity, which was held in Poiana Brasov, Romania, on May 18-19, 2009. The Congress was sponsored by the International Society of Uremia Research and Toxicity, and was attended by 200 clinicians and scientists from 10 countries, including Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Turkey, and the United States. The series of International Congresses on Uremic Research and Toxicity began in 1999 when the First Congress was held in Trieste, Italy, and was organized by Professor Gianfranco Guarnieri. The Second Congress took place in Osaka, Japan, in 2001, and was organized by Professor Yoshiki Nishizawa. The Third Congress was held in Taormina, Italy, in 2003, and was organized by Professor Guido Bellinghieri. The Fourth Congress was held in Izmir, Turkey, in 2005, and was organized by Professor Yahya Sagliker. The Fifth Congress took place in 2007 in Sopot, Poland, and was organized by Professor Boleslaw Rutkowski. The Sixth Congress took place in 2009 in Poiana
Brasov, Romania, and was organized by Professor Gabriel Mircescu. The Seventh Congress will take place in Nagoya, Japan on May 12-14, 2011, and will be organized by Professor Toshimitsu Niwa. The Editors thank Ms. Olivia Montes for her dedicated secretarial support during the preparation of these proceedings. We trust that the readers will find these proceedings interesting and helpful. Shaul G. Massry, MD Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California Los, Angeles, California Gabriel Mircescu, MD Dr. Carl Davila Teaching Hospital Bucharest, Romania Boleslaw Rutkowski, MD Department of Nephrology Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Medical University Gdansk, Poland Toshimitsu Niwa, MD Department of Advanced Medicine for Uremia Nagoya University School of Medicine Nagoya, Japan
The authors have no known conflicts of interest. Address reprint requests to Shaul G. Massry, MD, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Raulston Memorial Research Building, Room 104, 2025 Zonal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033. E-mail: [email protected] Ó 2010 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. 1051-2276/$36.00 doi:10.1053/j.jrn.2010.05.001
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E ARE PLEASED to provide the readers of the Journal of Renal Nutrition with the Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress on Uremia Research and Toxicity, which was held in Poiana Brasov, Romania, on May 18-19, 2009. The Congress was sponsored by the International Society of Uremia Research and Toxicity, and was attended by 200 clinicians and scientists from 10 countries, including Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Turkey, and the United States. The series of International Congresses on Uremic Research and Toxicity began in 1999 when the First Congress was held in Trieste, Italy, and was organized by Professor Gianfranco Guarnieri. The Second Congress took place in Osaka, Japan, in 2001, and was organized by Professor Yoshiki Nishizawa. The Third Congress was held in Taormina, Italy, in 2003, and was organized by Professor Guido Bellinghieri. The Fourth Congress was held in Izmir, Turkey, in 2005, and was organized by Professor Yahya Sagliker. The Fifth Congress took place in 2007 in Sopot, Poland, and was organized by Professor Boleslaw Rutkowski. The Sixth Congress took place in 2009 in Poiana
Brasov, Romania, and was organized by Professor Gabriel Mircescu. The Seventh Congress will take place in Nagoya, Japan on May 12-14, 2011, and will be organized by Professor Toshimitsu Niwa. The Editors thank Ms. Olivia Montes for her dedicated secretarial support during the preparation of these proceedings. We trust that the readers will find these proceedings interesting and helpful. Shaul G. Massry, MD Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California Los, Angeles, California Gabriel Mircescu, MD Dr. Carl Davila Teaching Hospital Bucharest, Romania Boleslaw Rutkowski, MD Department of Nephrology Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Medical University Gdansk, Poland Toshimitsu Niwa, MD Department of Advanced Medicine for Uremia Nagoya University School of Medicine Nagoya, Japan
The authors have no known conflicts of interest. Address reprint requests to Shaul G. Massry, MD, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Raulston Memorial Research Building, Room 104, 2025 Zonal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033. E-mail: [email protected] Ó 2010 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. 1051-2276/$36.00 doi:10.1053/j.jrn.2010.05.001
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