Special Populations

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Kidney disease and its complications disproportionately affect persons with HIV, elderly persons, and those of certain race/ethnic groups. Understanding the relative contribution of factors unique to these populations is critical in reducing the burden of kidney disease.

We focus on the following Special Populations:


  1. HIV
  2. Elderly
  3. Patients with heart failure
  4. Users of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)
  5. Polycystic kidney diseases
  6. Diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease
  7. Veterans