A Tale of 2 Kidneys and Mitochondrial DNA

‘This Side of Life’

Okay—so this is about kidneys and mtDNA, but kidneys got me to this point—mine, that is.  Bear with me through my Tale which finally brought me to a discussion of mtDNA.  I’m in good company because the WHO’s Colin Mathers knows a lot about it.

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22.2.The Kidneys and Osmoregulatory Organs

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I don’t think they looked this bad yet—at least I certainly hope not, but they were on the trend.

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I asked a PCP to refer me to a Nephrologist because my GFR number was in the 50s and my creatinine [and other test numbers] were trending in the wrong direction. I knew this was indicative of Stage 3 kidney disease and I wanted to try and find a way to turn my numbers around.

“SSSSSSSSSSSUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEE,” she said.

[My Harvard-affiliated-institution PCP did not sound so SUUUURRRRRREEEEEEEE but I gave her the benefit of the doubt.]

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