Thomas Robert
@nephrothom.bsky.social
Nephrologist, M.D, Ph.D, Passionate about kidney disease stories, Nephrogenomic, IgA nephropathy, hemodialysis and potassium #NephSky, #MedSky, Marseille
In Memoriam: Frank Bridoux (1963–2025) - Kidney International www.kidney-international.org/article/S008...
In Memoriam: Frank Bridoux (1963–2025)
After a brief battle with cancer, Frank Bridoux passed away on August 14, 2025, at
the far-too-young age of 61. His passing leaves a profound sense of sorrow and injustice,
not only because of his rem...
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September 27, 2025 at 6:29 AM
In Memoriam: Frank Bridoux (1963–2025) - Kidney International www.kidney-international.org/article/S008...
💡 CKDx is a good start — but can we go further?
Réflexion sur les forces et limites de la classification CKDx, et comment pousser plus loin la médecine de précision en néphrologie.
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#Nephrology #Genomics #CKDx #PrecisionMedicine
Réflexion sur les forces et limites de la classification CKDx, et comment pousser plus loin la médecine de précision en néphrologie.
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#Nephrology #Genomics #CKDx #PrecisionMedicine
CKDx is a good start - But can we go further?
Presented by Laurent Mesnard
Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfaf138
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August 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
💡 CKDx is a good start — but can we go further?
Réflexion sur les forces et limites de la classification CKDx, et comment pousser plus loin la médecine de précision en néphrologie.
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#Nephrology #Genomics #CKDx #PrecisionMedicine
Réflexion sur les forces et limites de la classification CKDx, et comment pousser plus loin la médecine de précision en néphrologie.
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#Nephrology #Genomics #CKDx #PrecisionMedicine
CKDx: a necessary step—but can we go further? url: academic.oup.com/ndt/article/... @nephroseeker.medsky.social
CKDx: a necessary step—but can we go further?
Thomas Robert, Mathieu Georget, Yannis Lombardi, Laurent Mesnard; CKDx: a necessary step—but can we go further?, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, , gfa
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July 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
CKDx: a necessary step—but can we go further? url: academic.oup.com/ndt/article/... @nephroseeker.medsky.social
Very interesting paper ! Effect of haemodialysis on the brain and heart assessed using multiparametric MRI url: academic.oup.com/ndt/article/...
Effect of haemodialysis on the brain and heart assessed using multiparametric MRI
AbstractBackground and Hypothesis. Haemodialysis (HD) patients often develop cognitive impairment, negatively impacting health-related quality of life. We
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July 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Very interesting paper ! Effect of haemodialysis on the brain and heart assessed using multiparametric MRI url: academic.oup.com/ndt/article/...
Reposted by Thomas Robert
🧬 Notre Review sur la néphrogénomique chez l’adulte vient de paraître dans Nature Reviews Nephrology !
➡️ Nous y explorons comment le séquençage reconfigure le diagnostic des néphropathies d’origine indéterminée.
@laurentmesnard
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➡️ Nous y explorons comment le séquençage reconfigure le diagnostic des néphropathies d’origine indéterminée.
@laurentmesnard
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Nephrogenomics, precision medicine and the role of genetic testing in adult kidney disease management - Nature Reviews Nephrology
This Review examines the use of pangenomic analysis to improve molecular diagnoses in adult nephrology, including available sequencing methods and their applications. The authors also discuss current ...
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June 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🧬 Notre Review sur la néphrogénomique chez l’adulte vient de paraître dans Nature Reviews Nephrology !
➡️ Nous y explorons comment le séquençage reconfigure le diagnostic des néphropathies d’origine indéterminée.
@laurentmesnard
📖 : doi.org/10.1038/s415...
➡️ Nous y explorons comment le séquençage reconfigure le diagnostic des néphropathies d’origine indéterminée.
@laurentmesnard
📖 : doi.org/10.1038/s415...
🥝 Le potassium ne fatigue pas les reins
🚦Mais en cas de maladie rénale, il peut devenir un vrai danger s’il s’accumule.
🟢 Modéré 🟡 À surveiller 🔴 À limiter sévèrement
🍌 🍫 🥝 🍅 🥔… Apprenez à les repérer !
📄 Une fiche claire et pratique.
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🚦Mais en cas de maladie rénale, il peut devenir un vrai danger s’il s’accumule.
🟢 Modéré 🟡 À surveiller 🔴 À limiter sévèrement
🍌 🍫 🥝 🍅 🥔… Apprenez à les repérer !
📄 Une fiche claire et pratique.
📥 -->: www.hopital-saint-joseph.fr/image/10579/...
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June 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🥝 Le potassium ne fatigue pas les reins
🚦Mais en cas de maladie rénale, il peut devenir un vrai danger s’il s’accumule.
🟢 Modéré 🟡 À surveiller 🔴 À limiter sévèrement
🍌 🍫 🥝 🍅 🥔… Apprenez à les repérer !
📄 Une fiche claire et pratique.
📥 -->: www.hopital-saint-joseph.fr/image/10579/...
🚦Mais en cas de maladie rénale, il peut devenir un vrai danger s’il s’accumule.
🟢 Modéré 🟡 À surveiller 🔴 À limiter sévèrement
🍌 🍫 🥝 🍅 🥔… Apprenez à les repérer !
📄 Une fiche claire et pratique.
📥 -->: www.hopital-saint-joseph.fr/image/10579/...
Distinct ECG signatures of hyperkalemia in AKI versus CKD have important clinical implications. Read the full paper here: academic.oup.com/ndt/article/...
#Nephrology #Hyperkalemia #ECG #KidneyDisease
#Nephrology #Hyperkalemia #ECG #KidneyDisease
How hyperkalemia affects the heart: clinical implications
Hyperkalemia is a common and potentially life-threatening electrolyte imbalance, especially in patients with chronic kidney disease or in those on medicati
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June 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Distinct ECG signatures of hyperkalemia in AKI versus CKD have important clinical implications. Read the full paper here: academic.oup.com/ndt/article/...
#Nephrology #Hyperkalemia #ECG #KidneyDisease
#Nephrology #Hyperkalemia #ECG #KidneyDisease
🔬 Dernière Newsletter Néphrogénomique disponible !
✅ Taux diagnostique trimestriel : 24% 📊
✅ Focus sur les collagénopathies de type IV et l’évolution du concept de syndrome d'Alport 🧬 (COL4A3, COL4A4, COL4A5) #nephrogénomique
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✅ Taux diagnostique trimestriel : 24% 📊
✅ Focus sur les collagénopathies de type IV et l’évolution du concept de syndrome d'Alport 🧬 (COL4A3, COL4A4, COL4A5) #nephrogénomique
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May 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
🔬 Dernière Newsletter Néphrogénomique disponible !
✅ Taux diagnostique trimestriel : 24% 📊
✅ Focus sur les collagénopathies de type IV et l’évolution du concept de syndrome d'Alport 🧬 (COL4A3, COL4A4, COL4A5) #nephrogénomique
www.eurofins-biomnis.com/DOC-Biomnis/...
✅ Taux diagnostique trimestriel : 24% 📊
✅ Focus sur les collagénopathies de type IV et l’évolution du concept de syndrome d'Alport 🧬 (COL4A3, COL4A4, COL4A5) #nephrogénomique
www.eurofins-biomnis.com/DOC-Biomnis/...
Many adult patients with chronic kidney disease still lack a diagnosis. Nephrogenomics bridges that gap — combining clinical nephrology with genomic sequencing (short & long reads) to identify inherited kidney diseases. Precision medicine starts here. #Nephrogenomics #CKD #Genetics
April 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Many adult patients with chronic kidney disease still lack a diagnosis. Nephrogenomics bridges that gap — combining clinical nephrology with genomic sequencing (short & long reads) to identify inherited kidney diseases. Precision medicine starts here. #Nephrogenomics #CKD #Genetics
Reposted by Thomas Robert
ACE Inhibition to Distinguish Low-Renin Hypertension From Primary Aldosteronism
#nephsky
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ACE Inhibition to Distinguish Low-Renin Hypertension From Primary Aldosteronism | Hypertension
BACKGROUND: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a distinct cause of low-renin hypertension (LRH), characterized
by inappropriate aldosterone production. We investigated the distinction between LRH
and PA by...
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April 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
ACE Inhibition to Distinguish Low-Renin Hypertension From Primary Aldosteronism
#nephsky
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#nephsky
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Reposted by Thomas Robert
Artesunate Alleviate Kidney Fibrosis by Restoring Klotho Protein and Suppressing Wnt/β-Catenin Signalling Pathway https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.20.644310v1
March 21, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Artesunate Alleviate Kidney Fibrosis by Restoring Klotho Protein and Suppressing Wnt/β-Catenin Signalling Pathway https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.20.644310v1
Reposted by Thomas Robert
Having a fabulous Bluesky day in Japan! Trip to Minamata with team #Alport & family @moumitabarua.bsky.social @jeffminerphd.bsky.social @alportuk.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Having a fabulous Bluesky day in Japan! Trip to Minamata with team #Alport & family @moumitabarua.bsky.social @jeffminerphd.bsky.social @alportuk.bsky.social
Our February Nephrogenomic Newsletter is out!
Note: This newsletter is in French – my apologies to our anglophone colleagues.
@laurentmesnard @biomnis @HopitalSaintJoseph
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Note: This newsletter is in French – my apologies to our anglophone colleagues.
@laurentmesnard @biomnis @HopitalSaintJoseph
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February 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Our February Nephrogenomic Newsletter is out!
Note: This newsletter is in French – my apologies to our anglophone colleagues.
@laurentmesnard @biomnis @HopitalSaintJoseph
Read the full newsletter here: --> www.eurofins-biomnis.com/DOC-Biomnis/...
Note: This newsletter is in French – my apologies to our anglophone colleagues.
@laurentmesnard @biomnis @HopitalSaintJoseph
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Reposted by Thomas Robert
The proof is in the data: academic.oup.com/ndt/advance-...
Cysts are not caused by Alport syndrome, though patients with Alport syndrome can have cysts.
Cysts are not caused by Alport syndrome, though patients with Alport syndrome can have cysts.
Challenging the narrative of alport syndrome spectrum: no link with cystic phenotype
AbstractBackground. Alport Syndromes (AS) are the second leading genetic cause of Kidney Failure (KF). Whether multiple kidney cysts (MKC) phenotype belong
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January 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The proof is in the data: academic.oup.com/ndt/advance-...
Cysts are not caused by Alport syndrome, though patients with Alport syndrome can have cysts.
Cysts are not caused by Alport syndrome, though patients with Alport syndrome can have cysts.
Reposted by Thomas Robert
Somehow missed this excellent VA of the RaDaR study that has changed hearts and minds in IgA Nephropathy, breaking the sound barrier of 1g/day of proteinuria as are standard for high risk of progression
February 27, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Somehow missed this excellent VA of the RaDaR study that has changed hearts and minds in IgA Nephropathy, breaking the sound barrier of 1g/day of proteinuria as are standard for high risk of progression
Collagenopathy is not a so rare disease—it just has a broad and poorly specific phenotype. academic.oup.com/ndt/advance-...
Challenging the narrative of alport syndrome spectrum: no link with cystic phenotype
AbstractBackground. Alport Syndromes (AS) are the second leading genetic cause of Kidney Failure (KF). Whether multiple kidney cysts (MKC) phenotype belong
academic.oup.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Collagenopathy is not a so rare disease—it just has a broad and poorly specific phenotype. academic.oup.com/ndt/advance-...