Episode 36: NephMadness 2025 Minimal Change Disease in Kids

A NephMadness special episode on minimal change disease in kids, supported by the AJKD and NKF. Guests include Dr. Alvarez Elias, who is an AJKD executive team member, pediatric nephrologist and research scientist at Fresenius, and Dr. Mallory Downie, a pediatric nephrologist at McGill University with her own lab studying genetics behind kidney disease in kids, specifically nephrotic syndrome. We discuss the exciting pathophysiology breakthroughs in MCD and treatment of relapses. Please participate in NephMadness 2025 by following this link: https://www.tourneytopia.com/AJKD/NephMadness/SubmitPicks/Picks.aspx  For more details on MCD in kids see this commentary: https://ajkdblog.org/2025/03/07/nephmadness-2025-minimal-change-disease-beyond-idiopathic-redefining-nephrotic-syndrome-for-the-modern-era/