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Kidney diseases in the time of COVID-19: major challenges to patient care

ARTICLE: Kidney diseases in the time of COVID-19: major challenges to patient care

AUTHORS: Hamid Rabb

JOURNAL: J Clin Invest. 2020 Apr 6. pii: 138871. doi: 10.1172/JCI138871. [Epub ahead of print]

Abstract

The current COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone, but presents profound consequences for patients with kidney disease, health care providers, and biomedical researchers. In this Viewpoint, I will discuss a number of kidney-specific aspects of COVID-19 infection, noting therapeutic and basic research opportunities.

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