Article
Cystinuria subtype and the risk of nephrolithiasis.
Kidney international - 1 Jul 1998
Goodyer P, Saadi I, Ong P, Elkas G, Rozen R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cystinuria patients may be classified into several subgroups based on the urinary phenotype of heterozygotes. However, the relative risk for nephrolithiasis and the prevalence of SLC3A1 mutations in these subgroups are unknown. METHODS: Urinary cystine excretion, age at onset of nephr...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Amino Acid Transport Systems, Basic
- Carrier Proteins
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cohort Studies
- Creatinine
- Cysteine
- Cystinuria
- Humans
- Kidney Calculi
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal
- Membrane Glycoproteins
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Risk Factors
- Solubility