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The rationale and design of Insight into Nephrotic Syndrome: Investigating Genes, Health and Therapeutics (INSIGHT): a prospective cohort study of childhood nephrotic syndrome. BMC Nephrol. 2013 Jan 26;14:25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-14-25.'}, {'pmid': '26998310', 'type': 'RESULT', 'citation': 'Borges K, Vasilevska-Ristovska J, Hussain-Shamsy N, Patel V, Banh T, Hebert D, Pearl RJ, Radhakrishnan S, Piscione TD, Licht CP, Langlois V, Levin L, Strug L, Parekh RS. Parental attitudes to genetic testing differ by ethnicity and immigration in childhood nephrotic syndrome: a cross-sectional study. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2016 Mar 17;3:16. doi: 10.1186/s40697-016-0104-y. eCollection 2016.'}, {'pmid': '27445165', 'type': 'RESULT', 'citation': 'Banh THM, Hussain-Shamsy N, Patel V, Vasilevska-Ristovska J, Borges K, Sibbald C, Lipszyc D, Brooke J, Geary D, Langlois V, Reddon M, Pearl R, Levin L, Piekut M, Licht CPB, Radhakrishnan S, Aitken-Menezes K, Harvey E, Hebert D, Piscione TD, Parekh RS. Ethnic Differences in Incidence and Outcomes of Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Oct 7;11(10):1760-1768. doi: 10.2215/CJN.00380116. Epub 2016 Jul 21.'}, {'pmid': '28213606', 'type': 'RESULT', 'citation': 'Borges K, Sibbald C, Hussain-Shamsy N, Vasilevska-Ristovska J, Banh T, Patel V, Brooke J, Piekut M, Reddon M, Aitken-Menezes K, McNaughton A, Pearl RJ, Langlois V, Radhakrishnan S, Licht CPB, Piscione TD, Levin L, Noone D, Hebert D, Parekh RS. Parental Health Literacy and Outcomes of Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome. Pediatrics. 2017 Mar;139(3):e20161961. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-1961. Epub 2017 Feb 17.'}, {'pmid': '30976899', 'type': 'RESULT', 'citation': 'Konstantelos N, Banh T, Patel V, Vasilevska-Ristovska J, Borges K, Hussain-Shamsy N, Noone D, Hebert D, Radhakrishnan S, Licht CPB, Langlois V, Pearl RJ, Parekh RS. Association of low birth weight and prematurity with clinical outcomes of childhood nephrotic syndrome: a prospective cohort study. Pediatr Nephrol. 2019 Sep;34(9):1599-1605. doi: 10.1007/s00467-019-04255-1. Epub 2019 Apr 11.'}, {'pmid': '30732999', 'type': 'RESULT', 'citation': 'Riar SS, Banh THM, Borges K, Subbarao P, Patel V, Vasilevska-Ristovska J, Chanchlani R, Hussain-Shamsy N, Noone D, Hebert D, Licht CPB, Langlois V, Pearl RJ, Parekh RS. Prevalence of Asthma and Allergies and Risk of Relapse in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome: Insight into Nephrotic Syndrome Cohort. J Pediatr. 2019 May;208:251-257.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.12.048. Epub 2019 Feb 4.'}, {'pmid': '41091558', 'type': 'DERIVED', 'citation': 'Robinson CH, Aman N, Banh THM, Brooke J, Dhillon V, Garner M, Licht C, McKay A, Pearl R, Radhakrishnan S, Rasool K, Selvathesan N, Teoh CW, Vasilevska-Ristovska J, Parekh RS. Challenging Clinical Practice Guideline Definitions in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025 Dec 1;20(12):1767-1779. doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000842. 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