Congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are important causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in childhood.
Most do not have a definite identifiable genetic defect and occur in isolation. Rarely, familial occurrence of CAKUT has been reported. The burden of CKD to a family in a developing country is enormous, and if more than one child is afflicted with the condition, the situation is almost catastrophic. We present here two families with siblings having upper and lower urinary tract obstruction.
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Mantan M, Sethi GR. Are you the author?
Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Hospitals, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
Reference: Indian J Nephrol. 2013 May;23(3):217-9.
doi: 10.4103/0971-4065.111858
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23814423
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