I. Ariel et al., FAMILIAL RENAL TUBULAR DYSGENESIS - A DISORDER NOT ISOLATED TO PROXIMAL CONVOLUTED TUBULES, PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE, 15(6), 1995, pp. 915-922
The autopsy findings of a newborn with renal tubular dysgenesis, born
to first cousins of Moslim Arab descent, ale described. Hypocalvaria a
nd hyperflexible joints were noted in. addition to the renal lesion. A
microdissection study demonstrated marked shortening of all the nephr
on segments from the glomeruli to the collecting tubules, rather than
an isolated abnormality of the proximal convoluted tubules.