AN EPIDEMIOLOGIC MODEL TO PROJECT THE IMPACT OF CHANGES IN GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND SURVIVAL AMONG PERSONS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

Adrian R Levy,1,2 Robert M Perkins,3 Karissa M Johnston,2 Sean D Sullivan,4 Vipan C Sood,5 Wendy Agnese,5 Mark A Schnitzler61Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; 2Oxford Outcomes Ltd, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 3Center for Health Research and Division of Nephrology, Geisinger Health System, Danvill

Anthropogenic activities are exposing insects to elevated levels of toxic metals and are altering the bioavailability of essential metals.Metals and metal isotopes have also become promising tools for the geolocation of migratory insects.Understanding the pathways of metal incorporation in insect tissues is thus important for assessing the role of

Until recently, since the Human Genome Project, the general view has been that the majority of the human genome is composed of junk DNA and has little or no selective advantage to the organism.Now we know that this conclusion is an oversimplification.In April 2003, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) launched an international resea