Primary hyperoxaluria Type 1, a too often missed diagnosis and potentially treatable cause of end-stage renal disease in adults: results of the Dutch cohort

Background Primary hyperoxaluria Type 1, an inherited disorder with increased endogenous oxalate production, leads to the development of urolithiasis, nephrocalcinosis and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Contrary to the general belief that patients diagnosed during adulthood experience a relatively mild course of disease, we were confronted with several cases of ESRD caused by previously undiagnosed primary hyperoxaluria. Methods To study renal and patient survival in relation with genotype, age at onset of disease and therapeutic delay, we performed a nationwide search among all Dutch nephrol... Mehr ...

Verfasser: van der Hoeven, S.M.
van Woerden, C.S.
Groothoff, J.W.
Dokumenttyp: TEXT
Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
Verlag/Hrsg.: Oxford University Press
Schlagwörter: Chronic Kidney Disease
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28992704
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Link(s) : http://ndt.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/27/10/3855