{"id":36,"date":"2014-11-28T16:52:24","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T16:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lab-dev.research.sickkids.ca\/brent-derry-lab\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2026-02-09T18:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T18:08:02","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/study.research.sickkids.ca\/insight\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 sep-underline sep-solid fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">INSIGHT Subsites<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids- Lead Site), Brampton Civic Hospital, Scarborough Centenary, Dr. Levin\u2019s community practice, and McMaster Children\u2019s Hospital and additional Canadian sites (CHILDNEPH sites \u2013 McGill University (Montreal); University of Manitoba (Winnipeg); IWK Health Centre (Halifax), London Health Sciences Centre (London), CHEO (Ottawa); and sites with collected DNA \u2013 Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton).<\/p>\n<p>To date, we have recruited over 95 per cent of families approached and over 85 per cent have provided blood or saliva.<\/p>\n<p>We will validate genetic findings in existing international multi-ethnic cohorts at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH21; Dr. Downie), Robert-Debr\u00e9 Hopital, Paris France (Nephrovir22,64; Dr. Dossier), and Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome, co-led by Dr. Rulan Parekh as part of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa65; Dr. Adu).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" 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for blood, urine and saliva<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:1;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-vial fas circle-no\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-iconcolor-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-font-size:125px;--awb-margin-top:0;--awb-margin-right:0;--awb-margin-bottom:0;--awb-margin-left:0;--awb-align-self:center;\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\"><p>We collect, store for future use, and analyze biospecimens (blood, urine and saliva) to determine risk factors for, and longitudinal outcomes of kidney disease.<\/p>\n<p>The INSIGHT biorepository uses the <a href=\"https:\/\/biobanking.org\/biobanks\/view\/181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SickKids Central Biobank<\/a> for specimen management, which allows for tracking of samples from collection, processing, and freezing, through to use for analyses.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 sep-underline sep-solid fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Dry lab focused on clinical research<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-4 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\"><p>Clinical data is manually abstracted from participants\u2019 medical records on an annual basis as per study protocol using standardized abstraction forms. This data includes (but is not limited to): relapses, prescribed medications, biopsy results, and height, weight and blood pressure data from at least one clinic visit per year. Laboratory data from the same clinic visit are also abstracted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-2 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-chart-pie fas circle-no\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-iconcolor-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-font-size:125px;--awb-margin-top:0;--awb-margin-right:0;--awb-margin-bottom:0;--awb-margin-left:0;--awb-align-self:center;\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 sep-underline sep-solid fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);\" id=\"publications\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Publications<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><div>2025<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Aggarwal S, Naylor K, Parekh RS, Vasilevksa-Ristovska J, Dixon SN, Kang Y, Chanchlani R.<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41362119\/\"> Validating Recipients of Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Using Administration Healthcare Data. <\/a> Pediatr Transplant. 2025 Dec<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Joshi T<\/u>, Robinson CH, Aman N, Banh THM, Brooke J, Bruno V, Chanchlani R, Dhillon V, Garner M, Leo L, Licht C, McKay AM, Pearl R, Radhrakrishnan S, Selvathesan N, Teo CW, Vasilevska-Ristovska J, Wong H, Parekh RS. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41296007\/\">Mental health among caregivers of children with nephrotic syndrome: a prospective cohort study<\/a>. Pediatr Nephrol. 2025 Nov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Robinson CH, Ogome BJ, Selvathesan N, Vasilevska-Ristovska J, Parekh RS.  Kidney function and mortality in childhood nephrotic syndrome. <\/u><\/li>\n<li><u>Cal H Robinson<\/u>, Anna Heath, Larry A Greenbaum, Michelle A Hladunewich, Nowrin Aman, Tonny H M Banh, Josefina Brooke, Pietro Canetta, Gabriel Cara-Fuentes, Vaneet Dhillon, Mackenzie Garner, Margaret Helmuth, Jason Kidd, Maria Larkina, Christoph Licht, Ashlene McKay, Rachel Pearl, Seetha Radhakrishnan, Kimberly Reidy, Nithiakishna Selvathesan, Chia Wei Teoh, Jovanka Vasilevska-Ristovska,<b> Rulan S Parekh.  <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/ndt\/advance-article\/doi\/10.1093\/ndt\/gfaf207\/8272656?utm_source=authortollfreelink&amp;utm_campaign=ndt&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;guestAccessKey=c18162a8-9723-4a35-886c-834f5ae71fce\">Steroid-sparing drugs in children and young adults with nephrotic syndrome: a target trial emulation.<\/a> Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2025 Oct<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Robinson CH<\/u>, Fan E, Grandi SM, Urner M, Parekh RS. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/40659022\/\">Target trial emulation in paediatric research: how can casual effects be estimated from observational data? <\/a> Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2025 Sep<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Cal Robinson<\/u>, Stephanie Wagner, Nowrin Aman, Tonny Banh, Vaneet Dhillon, Valarie Langlois, Ashlene McKay, Damien Noone, Rachel Perl, Seetha Radhakrishnan, Chia Wei Teoh, Jovanka Vasilevska-Ristovska, <b>Rulan S Parekh<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39710174\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Incidence and Risk Factors for Hypertension among Children with Nephrotic Syndrome<\/a>. J Pediatr. 2025 Sept<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Cal Robinson<\/u>, Nowrin Aman, Harshita Arora, Tonny Banh, Josephina Brooke, Vaneet Dhillon, Mackenzie Garner, Christoph Licht, Ashlene McKay, Sruti Prabakaran, Rachel Perl, Seetha Radhakrishnan, Keisha Rasool, Nick Selvathesan, Chia-Wei Teoh, Jovanka Vasilevska-Ristovska, <b>Rulan S Parekh<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/40575922\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">. Longitudinal medication adherence in children with nephrotic syndrome and association with disease outcomes. Nephrol Dial Transplant<\/a>. 2025 Jun<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Cal Robinson<\/u>, Nowrin Aman, Tonny Banh, Josephina Brooke , Rahul Chanchlani, Vaneet Dhillon, Valerie Langlois, Christoph Licht, Ashlene McKay, Damien Noone, Alisha Parikh, Rachel Perl, Seetha Radhakrishnan, Veronique Rowley, Chia-Wei Teoh, Jovanka Vasilevska-Ristovska,<b> Rulan S Parekh<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39576325\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prolonged remission after cyclophosphamide or tacrolimus treatment in childhood nephrotic syndrome: a cohort study<\/a>. Pediatr Nephrol. 2025 May<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Cal Robinson<\/u>, Nowrin Aman, Tonny Banh, Josephina Brooke , Rahul Chanchlani, Brian Cuthbertson, Vaneet Dhillon, Eddy Fan, Valerie Langlois, Leo Levin, Christoph Licht, Ashlene McKay, Damien Noone, Rachel Perl, Seetha Radhakrishnan, Veronique Rowley, Chia Wei Teoh, Jovanka Vasilevska-Ristovska, Anna Heath, <b>Rulan S Parekh<\/b>.<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39869322\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Comparative Efficacy of Nonsteroid Immunosuppressive Medications in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome<\/a>. JAMA Pediatr. 2025 Mar <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2024<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Cal Robinson<\/u>, Nowrin Aman, Tonny Banh, Rahul Chanchlani, Vaneet Dhillon, Valarie Langlois, Leo Levin, Christoph Licht, Ashlene McKay, Damien Noone, Rachel Perl, Seetha Radhakrishnan, Veronique Rowley, Chia Wei Teoh, Jovanka Vasilevska-Ristovska, <b>Rulan S Parekh<\/b>.<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38637343\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Impact of childhood nephrotic syndrome on obesity and growth: a prospective cohort study<\/a>. Pediatr Nephrol. 2024 Sep<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2023<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mallory Downie, Sanjay Gupta, Melanie MY Chan, Omid Sadeghi-Alavijeh, J Jingjing Cao, <b>Rulan S Parekh<\/b>, Carmen Bugarin Diz, Agnieszka Bierzynska, Adam P Levine, Ruth K Pepper, Horia Stanescu, Moin A Saleem, Robert Kleta, Detlef Bockenhauer, Ania B Koziell, D P Gale. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36357634\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shared genetic risk across different presentations of gene test-negative idiopathic nephrotic syndrome<\/a>. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 Jun<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Cal Robinson<\/u>, <b>Rulan S Parekh<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37883188\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Treating Frequently Relapsing and Steroid-Dependent Nephrotic Syndrome: To Obi or Not to Obi, That is the Question<\/a>. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023 Dec <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Ashlene McKay<\/u>, <b>Rulan S Parekh<\/b>, Damien Noone. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35482099\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Therapeutic trials in difficult to treat steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome challenges and future directions<\/a>. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 Jan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2022<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nowrin F Aman, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Isabel de Verteuil, Jovanka Vasilevska-Ristovksa, Tonny Banh, Daphne J Korczak, <b>Rulan S Parekh<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36459245\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Family functioning and quality of life among children with nephrotic syndrome during the first pandemic wave<\/a>. Pediatr Nephrol. Dec 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2021<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Shawn Khullar<\/span> , Tonny Banh, Jovanka Vasilevska-Ristovska, Rahul Chanchlani, Josefina Brooke, Christoph P B Licht, Michele Reddon, Seetha Radhakrishnan, Monica Piekut, Valerie Langlois, Kim Aitken-Menezes, Rachel J Pearl, Diane Hebert, Damien Noone, <b>Rulan S Parekh<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32671615\/\">. <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32671615\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Impact of steroids and steroid-sparing agents on quality of life in children with nephrotic syndrome<\/a>. Pediatr Nephrol. Jan 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2019<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Shivraj Singh Riar,<\/u> Tonny Banh, Karlota Borges, Padmaja Subbarao, Viral Patel, Jovanka Vasilevska-Ristovska, Rahul Chanchlani, Neesha Hussain-Shamsy, Damien-Noone, Diane Hebert, Christoph P B Licht, Valerie Langlois, Rachel J Pearl, <b>Rulan S Parekh<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30732999\/\">Prevalence of Asthma and Allergies and Risk of Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome: Insight into Nephrotic Syndrome Cohort<\/a>. J Pediatr. 2019 May<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Simon A Carter<\/span>, Shilan Mistry, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Tonny Banh, Diane Hebert, Valerie Langlois, Rachel J Pearl, Rahul Chanchlani, Christoph P B Licht, Seetha Radhakrishnan, Josefina Brooke, Michele Reddon, Leo Levin, Kimberly Aitken-Menezes, Damien Noone, <b>Rulan S Parek<\/b>h. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32280840\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prediction of Short- and Long-Term Outcomes in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome<\/a>. Kidney Int rep. Dec 2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Natalia Konstantelos<\/span>, Tonny Banh, Viral Patel, Jovanka Vasilevska-Ristovska, Karlota Borges, Neesha Hussain-Shamsy, Damien Noone, Diane Hebert, Seetha Radhakrishnan, Christoph P B Licht, Valerie Langlois, Rachel J Pearl, <b>Rulan S Parekh<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30976899\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association of low birth weight and prematurity with clinical outcomes of childhood nephrotic syndrome: a prospective cohort study<\/a>. Pediatr Nephrol. Sept 2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2017<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Karlota Borges<\/span>, Cathryn Sibbald, Neesha Hussain-Shamsy, Jovanka Vasilevska-Ristovska, Tonny Banh, Viral Patel, Josefina Brooke, Monica Piekut, Michele Reddon, Kimberly Aitken-Menezes, Ashley McNaughton, Rachel J Pearl, Valerie Langlois, Seetha Radhakrishnan, Christoph P B Licht, Tino D Piscione, Leo Levin, Damien Noone, Diane Hebert, <b>Rulan S Parekh<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28213606\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parental Health Literacy and Outcomes of Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome<\/a>. Pediatrics March 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2016<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Rahul Chanchlani<\/u>,<b> Rulan S Parekh.<\/b> Ethnic <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27148508\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Differences in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome<\/a>. 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March 2016<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tonny Banh<\/span>, Neesha Hussain-Shamsy, Viral Patel, Jovanka Vasilevska-Ristovska, Karlota Borges, Cathryn Sibbald, Deborah Lipszyc, Josefina Brooke, Denis Geary, Valerie Langlois, Michele Reddon, Rachel Pearl, Leo Levin, Monica Piekut, Christoph P B Licht, Seetha Radhakrishnan, Kimberly Aitken-Menezes, Elizabeth Harvey, Diane Hebert, Tino D Piscione, <b>Rulan S Parekh<\/b>. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27445165\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ethnic Differences in Incidence and Outcomes of Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome<\/a>. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol Oct 2016<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2015<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Mandy G Keijzer-Veen<\/span> , Diane Hebert, <b>Rulan S Parekh<\/b>, INSIGHT Group. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25706701\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rituximab for patients with nephrotic syndrome Lancet<\/a>. Jan 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2013<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Neesha Hussain, J Anastasia Zello, Jovanka Vasilevska-Ristovska, Tonny Banh, Viral P Patel, Pranali Patel, Christopher D Battiston, Diane Hebert, Christoph P B Licht, Tino D Piscione, <b>Rulan S Parekh.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23351121\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The rationale and design of Insight into Nephrotic Syndrome: Investigating Genes, Health and Therapeutics (INSIGHT): a prospective cohort study of childhood nephrotic syndrome<\/a>. BMC Nephrol. Jan 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-live-editable medium-editor-element\" role=\"textbox\" data-inline-parent-cid=\"25\" data-inline-override-color=\"text_color\" data-inline-override-font-size=\"font_size\" data-inline-override-line-height=\"line_height\" data-inline-override-letter-spacing=\"letter_spacing\" data-inline-override-tag=\"size\" data-toolbar=\"full\" data-param=\"element_content\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"6\" data-placeholder=\"Your Content Goes Here\" data-medium-focused=\"true\">Collaborations<\/h2><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title 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We offer 8 patient programs, including Backpacks of Hope and an in-person family camp, that are FREE to young warriors and their families.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nephroticsyndromefoundation.org\/\">Nephrotic Syndrome Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 sep-underline sep-solid fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);\" id=\"publications\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Thank you to our patients, families and funding partners for generous support of our research program. <\/b><\/p><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"281\" title=\"Sponsors\" src=\"https:\/\/study.research.sickkids.ca\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/05\/Sponsors-1024x281.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-5733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/study.research.sickkids.ca\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/05\/Sponsors-200x55.png 200w, https:\/\/study.research.sickkids.ca\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/05\/Sponsors-400x110.png 400w, https:\/\/study.research.sickkids.ca\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/05\/Sponsors-600x165.png 600w, https:\/\/study.research.sickkids.ca\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/05\/Sponsors-800x220.png 800w, https:\/\/study.research.sickkids.ca\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/05\/Sponsors-1200x330.png 1200w, https:\/\/study.research.sickkids.ca\/insight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/05\/Sponsors.png 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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