Molecular causes of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT).

ABSTRACT: Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) occur in 0.5-1/100 newborns and as a group they represent the most frequent cause for chronic kidney failure in children. CAKUT comprise clinically heterogeneous conditions, ranging from mild vesicoureteral reflux to kidney aplasia. Most forms of CAKUT share the pathophysiology of an impaired developmental interaction of the ureteric bud (UB) and the metanephric mesenchyme (MM). In most cases, CAKUT present as an isolated condition. They also may occur as a component in rare multi-organ syndromes. Many CAKUT probably have a multifactorial etiology. However, up to 20% of human patients and > 200 transgenic mouse models have a monogenic form of CAKUT, which has fueled our efforts to unravel molecular kidney (mal-)development. To da

SUBMITTER: Kohl S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7904997 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature