Group of related diseases with progressive renal tubular atrophy, secondary glomerulosclerosis, and medullary cyst formation
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General Features
Imaging Recommendations
CT Findings
MR Findings
Ultrasonographic Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Treatment
Selected References
Whang G et al: Ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with medullary cystic kidney disease. Ultrasound Q. 34(4):288-91, 2018
Srivastava S et al: Many genes-one disease? Genetics of nephronophthisis (NPHP) and NPHP-associated disorders. Front Pediatr. 5:287, 2017
Katabathina VS et al: Adult renal cystic disease: a genetic, biological, and developmental primer. Radiographics. 30(6):1509-23, 2010
Hildebrandt F et al: Nephronophthisis: disease mechanisms of a ciliopathy. J Am Soc Nephrol. 20(1):23-35, 2009
Hamiwka LA et al: Outcomes of kidney transplantation in children with nephronophthisis: an analysis of the North American Pediatric Renal Trials and Collaborative Studies (NAPRTCS) Registry. Pediatr Transplant. 12(8):878-82, 2008
Rohatgi R: Clinical manifestations of hereditary cystic kidney disease. Front Biosci. 13:4175-97, 2008
Tsukamoto T et al: Nephronophthisis complicated with hepatic fibrosis: an autopsy case with rupture of the splenic artery after renal transplantation. Clin Exp Nephrol. 12(1):82-8, 2008
Delous M et al: The ciliary gene RPGRIP1L is mutated in cerebello-oculo-renal syndrome (Joubert syndrome type B) and Meckel syndrome. Nat Genet. 39(7):875-81, 2007
Hildebrandt F et al: Nephronophthisis-associated ciliopathies. J Am Soc Nephrol. 18(6):1855-71, 2007
O'Toole JF et al: Mutational analysis in 119 families with nephronophthisis. Pediatr Nephrol. 22(3):366-70, 2007
Badano JL et al: The ciliopathies: an emerging class of human genetic disorders. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet. 7:125-48, 2006
Bollée G et al: Nephronophthisis related to homozygous NPHP1 gene deletion as a cause of chronic renal failure in adults. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 21(9):2660-3, 2006
Caridi G et al: Nephronophthisis type 1 deletion syndrome with neurological symptoms: prevalence and significance of the association. Kidney Int. 70(7):1342-7, 2006
Saunier S et al: Nephronophthisis. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 15(3):324-31, 2005
Meier P et al: Imaging medullary cystic kidney disease with magnetic resonance. Am J Kidney Dis. 42(1):E5-10, 2003
Group of related diseases with progressive renal tubular atrophy, secondary glomerulosclerosis, and medullary cyst formation
IMAGING
General Features
Imaging Recommendations
CT Findings
MR Findings
Ultrasonographic Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Treatment
Selected References
Whang G et al: Ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with medullary cystic kidney disease. Ultrasound Q. 34(4):288-91, 2018
Srivastava S et al: Many genes-one disease? Genetics of nephronophthisis (NPHP) and NPHP-associated disorders. Front Pediatr. 5:287, 2017
Katabathina VS et al: Adult renal cystic disease: a genetic, biological, and developmental primer. Radiographics. 30(6):1509-23, 2010
Hildebrandt F et al: Nephronophthisis: disease mechanisms of a ciliopathy. J Am Soc Nephrol. 20(1):23-35, 2009
Hamiwka LA et al: Outcomes of kidney transplantation in children with nephronophthisis: an analysis of the North American Pediatric Renal Trials and Collaborative Studies (NAPRTCS) Registry. Pediatr Transplant. 12(8):878-82, 2008
Rohatgi R: Clinical manifestations of hereditary cystic kidney disease. Front Biosci. 13:4175-97, 2008
Tsukamoto T et al: Nephronophthisis complicated with hepatic fibrosis: an autopsy case with rupture of the splenic artery after renal transplantation. Clin Exp Nephrol. 12(1):82-8, 2008
Delous M et al: The ciliary gene RPGRIP1L is mutated in cerebello-oculo-renal syndrome (Joubert syndrome type B) and Meckel syndrome. Nat Genet. 39(7):875-81, 2007
Hildebrandt F et al: Nephronophthisis-associated ciliopathies. J Am Soc Nephrol. 18(6):1855-71, 2007
O'Toole JF et al: Mutational analysis in 119 families with nephronophthisis. Pediatr Nephrol. 22(3):366-70, 2007
Badano JL et al: The ciliopathies: an emerging class of human genetic disorders. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet. 7:125-48, 2006
Bollée G et al: Nephronophthisis related to homozygous NPHP1 gene deletion as a cause of chronic renal failure in adults. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 21(9):2660-3, 2006
Caridi G et al: Nephronophthisis type 1 deletion syndrome with neurological symptoms: prevalence and significance of the association. Kidney Int. 70(7):1342-7, 2006
Saunier S et al: Nephronophthisis. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 15(3):324-31, 2005
Meier P et al: Imaging medullary cystic kidney disease with magnetic resonance. Am J Kidney Dis. 42(1):E5-10, 2003
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