Femoral Neuropathy Secondary to Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Case Report [PDF]
Compressive femoral neuropathy is a disabling condition accompanied by difficulty in hip flexion and knee extension. It may result from retroperitoneal hematoma or bleeding, or from complications associated with pelvic, hip surgery, and renal transplants.
Jeehyun Yoo +5 more
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Variable phenotype in HNF1B mutations: extrarenal manifestations distinguish affected individuals from the population with congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract [PDF]
Background: Mutations in hepatocyte nuclear factor 1B (HNF1B) have been associated with congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) in humans. Diabetes and other less frequent anomalies have also been described.
Aguayo Calcena, Aníbal +5 more
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Emerging Therapies for Childhood Polycystic Kidney Disease
Cystic kidney diseases comprise a varied collection of hereditary disorders, where renal cysts comprise a major element of their pleiotropic phenotype.
William E. Sweeney, Ellis D. Avner
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Gene therapy for pediatric genetic kidney diseases
Genetic kidney disease is the main cause of chronic kidney disease in children. While the pathogenic genes associated with most genetic kidney diseases have been identified, the underlying mechanisms of disease initiation remain ambiguous, and effective ...
Yi Lu +4 more
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Exploring the Spectrum of Kidney Ciliopathies
Ciliopathies are a group of multi-organ diseases caused by the disruption of the primary cilium. This event leads to a variety of kidney disorders, including nephronophthisis, renal cystic dysplasia, and renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
Matteo Santoni +7 more
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Androgens and Hypertension in Men and Women: a Unifying View. [PDF]
This review was designed to revaluate the androgen role on the mechanisms of hypertension and cardiovascular risks in both men and women. Sex steroids are involved in the regulation of blood pressure, but pathophysiological mechanism is not well ...
Carmina, E. 4. +4 more
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Unilateral polycystic kidney disease [PDF]
Although involvement of the kidneys by the adult form of polycystic kidney disease may be asynchronous or asymmetric, the disorder is thought of as invariably bilateral according to some pathologists [1]. Scattered cases of unilateral polycystic kidney disease have been reported in the urobogic but not the radiobogic literature.
J K, Lee, B L, McClennan, J M, Kissane
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Urinary proteomics using capillary electrophoresis coupled to mass spectrometry for diagnosis and prognosis in kidney diseases [PDF]
Purpose of review: Urine is the most useful of body fluids for biomarker research. Therefore, we have focused on urinary proteomics, using capillary electrophoresis coupled to mass spectrometry, to investigate kidney diseases in recent years.
Magalhães, Pedro +2 more
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Effect of ovariectomy on the progression of chronic kidney disease-mineral bone disorder (CKD-MBD) in female Cy/+ rats [PDF]
Male Cy/+ rats have shown a relatively consistent pattern of progressive kidney disease development that displays multiple key features of late stage chronic kidney disease-mineral bone disorder (CKD-MBD), specifically the development of cortical bone ...
Allen, Matthew R. +7 more
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Venous Thromboembolism in Kidney Diseases and Genetic Predisposition
Background: Many renal diseases have been associated with profound clinical effects on thrombosis. To our knowledge, patients with nephrotic syndrome (NS) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) display an elevated risk of vein thrombosis, which is among the ...
Tingting Wu, Liang V. Tang, Yu Hu
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