Kidney stone disease (KSD)(alternatively nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis) is a global health
care problem that affects people in almost all of developed and developing countries. Its …

Kidney stone disease is a multifactorial condition influenced by both genetic predisposition
and environmental factors such as lifestyle and dietary habits. Although different monogenic …

The estimated lifetime risk of nephrolithiasis is growing nowadays, and the formation of
kidney stones is frequently promoted by hypercalciuria. Vitamin D, and especially its active …

Various disorders including pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) and generalized arterial
calcification of infancy (GACI), which are caused by inactivating mutations in ABCC 6 and …

Background Dietary and lifestyle factors may play an important role in the increasing
prevalence of nephrolithiasis. We aimed to review and quantify the associations between …

Nephrolithiasis is highly prevalent and brings health and economic burdens to patients. The
augmentation of nephrolithiasis may be associated with exposure to phthalate metabolites …

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between the Oxidative Balance Score (OBS) and
kidney stone risk using NHANES 2007-2018 data, and to explore potential mechanisms and …

Oral calcium and calcium plus vitamin D supplements are commonly prescribed to several
groups of patients, eg, osteoporosis, fracture, and calcium deficiency. Adequate and steady …

Background Increasing epidemiological studies demonstrated that modifiable risk factors
affected the risk of kidney stones. We aimed to systemically assess these causal …

Many studies compared the serum/plasma 1, 25 dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1, 25 (OH) 2D) and
25 hydroxyvitamin D3 (25 (OH) D) between people with and without nephrolithiasis, and …