Lixiao Yang

A case report of nephronophthisis type 1 (NPHP1) complicated with tethered cord in a pediatric patient: clinical phenotype and rapid progression to end stage renal disease

Nephronophthisis (NPHP) is an autosomal recessive cystic kidney disease and a leading cause of pediatric end stage renal disease (ESRD). Tethered cord is one of the important causes of neurogenic bladder in children, and the latter is a risk factor for secondary chronic kidney di...