High frequency of kidney and urinary tract anomalies in asymptomatic first-degree relatives of patients with CAKUT

BULUM AKBULUT, Burcu; Ozcakar, Z.; Ustuner, Evren; Dusunceli, Ebru; Kavaz, ASLI; Duman, Duygu; Walz, Katherina; Fitoz, Suat; Tekin, Mustafa; Yalcinkaya, Fatos

doi:10.1007/s00467-013-2530-8

High frequency of kidney and urinary tract anomalies in asymptomatic first-degree relatives of patients with CAKUT

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BULUM AKBULUT B., Ozcakar Z. B., Ustuner E., Dusunceli E., Kavaz A., Duman D., ...Daha Fazla

PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY, cilt.28, sa.11, ss.2143-2147, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 11
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00467-013-2530-8
Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2143-2147
Anahtar Kelimeler: CAKUT, Familial clustering, First-degree relatives, Kidney and urinary tract anomalies, Renal ultrasound, CONGENITAL-ANOMALIES, RENAL ANOMALIES, MUTATIONS, CHILDREN, MALFORMATIONS, DUPLICATION, POPULATION, FAMILY, GENES, RET
Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) commonly cause chronic kidney disease in children. While most CAKUT cases are sporadic, observed familial clustering suggests that the pathogenesis is influenced by genetic factors.