2. Inflammation, Cytokines and Chemokines in Chronic Kidney Disease
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The World Kidney Day was proposed by the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF) for reminding the public, government, and medical and healthcare professionals that kidney disease is common, harmful, and treatable besides being very costly and preventable (1). It has been celebrated on every second Thursday of March from 2006 by an increasing number of countries, including Hong Kong that was among the 66 and 88 participants in the last two years.
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