Dr. Daryl M Okamura MD
Nephrologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Nephrology
4800 Sand Point Way Ne Seattle WA, 98105About
Daryl M. Okamura, MD, is an attending physician at Seattle Children
Education and Training
Univ of Hi John A Burns Sch of Med, Honolulu Hi 1998
University of Hawaii 1998
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Tipping the redox balance of oxidative stress in fibrogenic pathways in chronic kidney disease.
- Investigating mechanisms of chronic kidney disease in mouse models.
- The macrophage phagocytic receptor CD36 promotes fibrogenic pathways on removal
- The balance of powers: Redox regulation of fibrogenic pathways in kidney injury.
- CD36 in chronic kidney disease: novel insights and therapeutic opportunities.
Treatments
- Birth Defects
- Lupus
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