1. Season’s greetings from the editors

   • Otto Mehls
   • Michel G. Baum

   Editorial 01 January 2008 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Rituximab: is replacement of cyclophosphamide and calcineurin inhibitors in steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome possible?

   • Jörg Dötsch
   • Dirk. E. Müller-Wiefel
   • Markus J. Kemper

   Editorial Commentary 01 January 2008 Pages: 3 - 7

   

3. Imaging in childhood urinary tract infections: time to reduce investigations

   • Stephen D. Marks
   • Isky Gordon
   • Kjell Tullus

   Review 01 January 2008 Pages: 9 - 17

   

4. Histomorphological and functional changes of the peritoneal membrane during long-term peritoneal dialysis

   • Andreas Fusshoeller

   Review 01 January 2008 Pages: 19 - 25

   

5. Cardiovascular complications of pediatric chronic kidney disease

   • Mark M. Mitsnefes

   Educational Feature Open access 01 January 2008 Pages: 27 - 39

   

6. Growth hormone axis in chronic kidney disease

   • Shefali Mahesh
   • Frederick Kaskel

   Educational Feature Open access 01 January 2008 Pages: 41 - 48

   

7. A neonate with acute renal failure: question

   • Carlo Bellini
   • Francesco Campone

   Clinical Quiz 01 January 2008 Pages: 49 - 50

8. A neonate with acute renal failure: answer

   • Carlo Bellini
   • Francesco Campone

   Clinical Quiz 01 January 2008 Pages: 51 - 53

   

9. Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy and lactation stimulates nephrogenesis in rat offspring

   • Noori Maka
   • John Makrakis
   • M. Jane Black

   Original Article 01 January 2008 Pages: 55 - 61

   

10. WT1 and NPHS2 mutations in Korean children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome

    • Hee Yeon Cho
    • Joo Hoon Lee
    • Hae Il Cheong

    Original Article 01 January 2008 Pages: 63 - 70

    

11. Expression of SDF-1/CXCR4 in injured human kidneys

    • Danny Lotan
    • Natalia Sheinberg
    • Benjamin Dekel

    Original Article 01 January 2008 Pages: 71 - 77

    

12. Urinary annexin V in children with nephrotic syndrome: a new prognostic marker?

    • Behcet Simsek
    • Mithat Buyukcelik
    • Ali Anarat

    Original Article 01 January 2008 Pages: 79 - 82

13. Evaluation of activity, chronicity and tubulointerstitial indices for childhood lupus nephritis

    • Michael Zappitelli
    • Ciarán M. Duffy
    • Indra R. Gupta

    Original Article 01 January 2008 Pages: 83 - 91

    

14. An evaluation of quality of life of mothers of children with enuresis nocturna

    • Ayten Egemen
    • Ipek Akil
    • Erhan Eser

    Original Article 01 January 2008 Pages: 93 - 98

15. Renal length discrepancy by ultrasound is a reliable predictor of an abnormal DMSA scan in children

    • Mahmood R. Khazaei
    • Fiona Mackie
    • Gad Kainer

    Original Article 01 January 2008 Pages: 99 - 105

    

16. Which cystography in the diagnosis and grading of vesicoureteral reflux?

    • Antonio Piscitelli
    • Rossella Galiano
    • Pietro Strisciuglio

    Original Article 01 January 2008 Pages: 107 - 110

    

17. Simple multicystic dysplastic kidney disease: end points for subspecialty follow-up

    • Adam Weinstein
    • T. Rob Goodman
    • Sandra Iragorri

    Original Article 01 January 2008 Pages: 111 - 116

    

18. Human immunodeficiency virus-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) in Nigerian children

    • Ifeoma C. Anochie
    • Felicia U. Eke
    • Augustina N. Okpere

    Original Article 01 January 2008 Pages: 117 - 122

    

19. Linear growth in pediatric hemodialysis patients

    • Gregory Gorman
    • Diane Frankenfield
    • Alicia Neu

    Original Article 01 January 2008 Pages: 123 - 127

    

20. Frequent hemodialysis with NxStage™ system in pediatric patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis

    • Stuart L. Goldstein
    • Douglas M. Silverstein
    • Bradley A. Warady

    Original Article 01 January 2008 Pages: 129 - 135

    

21. Horseshoe kidney malformation in Turner syndrome is not associated with HNF-1β gene mutations

    • Elena D’Amato
    • Giuseppe d’Annunzio
    • Renata Lorini

    Brief Report 01 January 2008 Pages: 137 - 140

22. End-stage renal disease secondary to IgA nephropathy in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: a case report

    • Fabiana Tammaro
    • Raffaele Calabrese
    • Rosa Penza

    Brief Report 01 January 2008 Pages: 141 - 144

23. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs-associated acute interstitial nephritis with granular tubular basement membrane deposits

    • Mehul P. Dixit
    • Cuong Nguyen
    • Yihan Wang

    Brief Report 01 January 2008 Pages: 145 - 148

    

24. Report of a family with two different hereditary diseases leading to early nephrocalcinosis

    • Rosa Vargas-Poussou
    • Pierre Cochat
    • Xavier Jeunemaître

    Brief Report 01 January 2008 Pages: 149 - 153

    

25. Lesch-Nyhan syndrome presenting with acute renal failure in a 3-day-old newborn

    • Ivana Pela
    • Maria Alice Donati
    • Patrizio Fiorini

    Brief Report 01 January 2008 Pages: 155 - 158

    

26. End-stage renal failure, reflux nephropathy and Feingold’s syndrome

    • Mona Aslam
    • Hans van Bokhoven
    • Christopher Mark Taylor

    Brief Report 01 January 2008 Pages: 159 - 161

27. Peritoneal dialysis in neonates with inborn errors of metabolism: is it really out of date?

    • Ivana Pela
    • Daniela Seracini
    • Marco Materassi

    Brief Report 01 January 2008 Pages: 163 - 168