Nephronophthisis
Uraemic vasculopathy in childre ...
Since the inception of pediatric dialysis programmes nearly 50 years ago, there have been vast improvements in both the technology and expertise in ...
Aciclovir and Varicella-zoster- ...
Clear recommendations for the management of acute varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infections for cases of significant exposure and the use of prophylac ...
Advances in our understanding o ...
Glomerular thrombotic microangiopathy is a hallmark feature of haemolytic uraemic syndrome, the leading cause of acute renal failure in childhood. T ...
The genetic components of idiop ...
Nephrolithiasis is a cause of significant morbidity and medical care expenses worldwide. Its prevalence has increased steadily during the last three ...
Nephronophthisis
Nephronophthisis (NPHP) is an autosomal recessive cystic kidney disease and the most frequent genetic cause of end-stage renal disease up to the thi ...
Vitamin D, chronic kidney disea ...
It is now about 40 years ago that the mechanism of renal 1-ل-hydroxylation of vitamin D was discovered and characterized. After this seminal observa ...
Control of mammalian kidney dev ...
The kidney is the most common site of congenital malformations that result in impaired renal function. Yet, the molecular mechanisms that control re ...
Problems with 'focal segme ...
The term 'focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)' has been applied to many different conditions. All classifications of 'FSGS', including those d ...
Genetic susceptibility to renal ...
Identifying patients who may develop renal scarring after urinary tract infections (UTI) remains challenging, as clinical determinants explain only ...
Clinical and Molecular Insights ...
Patients with tuberous sclerosis complex are at great risk of developing renal lesions as part of their disease. These lesions include renal cysts a ...
The primary cilium in different ...
Primary cilia are specialized organelles consisting of an axoneme anchored to the plasma membrane through the basal body consisting of two centriole ...
Acute kidney injury in childhoo ...
While emerging evidence indicates that the incidence of both acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children is rising and th ...
“Virtual Pediatric Renal Grand ...
Sirs, With the availability of the newer web tools in Web 3.0, such as Blogs, Wikis, Twitter and Podcasts, physicians are able to interact and diss ...
Residual renal function assessm ...
Su Jin Kim and coworkers from Korea published an important study on the relationship of residual renal function (RRF) and cystatin in pediatric peri ...
Post-streptococcal acute glomer ...
Post-streptococcal acute glomerulonephritis (PSAGN) is one of the most important and intriguing conditions in the discipline of pediatric nephrology ...
Pandemic H1N1 influenza A infec ...
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is caused by mutations resulting in an exceedingly active alternative complement pathway. While today more ...
11th International Workshop in ...
This special issue of Pediatric Nephrology is devoted to manuscripts that demonstrate cutting-edge research in the field of developmental nephrology ...
Formation of Ventricular Aneury ...
A 3-year-old previously healthy girl was admitted with fever, leg pain, and refusal to ambulate after minor leg trauma. Her blood culture results at ...
Pathogenesis and therapy of foc ...
Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is an important cause of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in adults and children. It is responsibl ...
Renal artery stenosis: is angio ...
Renovascular hypertension (RVH) is an unusual cause of hypertension in children that is important to diagnose as it is potentially curable with angi ...
Steroid-resistant acute allogra ...
Steroid-resistant rejection after pediatric renal transplantation forms a rare but severe complication with a guarded prognosis particularly if this ...
Adverse consequences of acceler ...
Epidemiological and experimental studies show that the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases at adulthood is inversely related to the weight ...
World Kidney Day 2011: Protect ...
March 10, 2011, will mark the celebration of the 6th World Kidney Day (WKD), an annual event jointly sponsored by the International Society of Nephr ...
Taking the pulse of a sick kidn ...
Arterial stiffness is an increasingly recognized independent predictor of cardiovascular morbidity. Vessel volume and wall texture are the main dete ...
Prevention of large-vessel sten ...
The oldest of three sisters, two of whom are monozygous twins, presenting all with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) associated with a CFH m ...