Read this Original Article on the etiology, outcomes, & genotype–phenotype correlations in patients w/renal tubular acidosis (RTA) at a tertiary care center in New Delhi, India. Poor metabolic control & severe stunting were common; CKD was uncommon.
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Rare diseases affect fewer than 1 in 2000 people, but approx 150 rare kidney diseases account for ~10% of the CKD population. Read this Original Article on risks & benefits of ChatGPT in informing patients & families w/rare kidney diseases. Open Access.
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Glomerular diseases are a leading cause of CKD worldwide. Read this Review of monogenic podocytopathies & mechanisms by which single-gene defects lead to podocyte injury & glomerulosclerosis. Free access this month.
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Visual Abstract for ISKDC study published in 1981. 521 children were enrolled with first onset nephrotic syndrome and treated with standard prednisone. 93.1% responded to steroids. Of those, 91.8% had minimal change disease.
Know your Ped Neph History!
In the 1970s, the International Study of Kidney Disease in Children completed a trial where every child (3mo - <16 years) who presented with nephrotic syndrome was biopsied. We still quote these numbers to families today.
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