Dr. Christine Kreger Abrass MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
5344 84th Pl Se Mercer Island WA, 98040About
Dr. Christine Abrass is a nephrologist practicing in Mercer Island, WA. Dr. Abrass specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Abrass most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Role of laminin isoforms in glomerular structure.
- The nature of chronic progressive nephropathy in aging rats.
- Renal biopsy in the elderly.
- IGFBP-5(201-218) stimulates Cdc42GAP aggregation and filopodia formationin migrating mesangial cells.
- Differential expression of laminin chains and anti-laminin autoantibodies in experimental lupus nephritis.
- Lupus nephritis: lessons from experimental animal models.
- Insulin alters heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K protein binding to DNA and RNA.
- A process for reducing workload and enhancing residents' education at an academic medical center.
- IGF-1 induces foam cell formation in rat glomerular mesangial cells.
- IGF-1-induced lipid accumulation impairs mesangial cell migration and contractile function.
- Laminin-8/9 is synthesized by rat glomerular mesangial cells and is required for PDGF-induced mesangial cell migration.
- Treatment of membranous nephropathy in the elderly.
- Circulating immune complexes in renal injury.
- Cellular lipid metabolism and the role of lipids in progressive renal disease.
- Overview: obesity: what does it have to do with kidney disease?
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