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Refining absolute GFR estimation in children: development and validation of the GROW-GFR equation

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

Researchers made a new math formula to guess how well children's kidneys filter blood. They checked it against scans from children at one hospital. This shows the formula works, but it is a link, not proof it is better for all kids.

Who did this work

Kiera H. Harwood (The University of Melbourne) · Stephen Duffull (Certara (United States)) · Christian Davey (The University of Melbourne) · Catherine Quinlan (Royal Children's Hospital) · Thomas Forbes (Royal Children's Hospital) · Peter Francis (Royal Children's Hospital) · Tony Lai (The University of Sydney) · Sarath Ranganathan (Royal Children's Hospital) · Amanda Gwee (Royal Children's Hospital)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-10-22
https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2026.1855031