Renal tubular dysgenesis is a rare condition defined by the histopathologic findings of a paucity or absence of proximal tubules in the kidney.
Clinical synopsis
oligohydramnios with Potter sequence (oligohydramnios sequence)
prematurity
renal size and gross morphology generally normal
Microscopical synopsis
absence of proximal tubular differentiation
all tubules are EMA+
paucity of proximal tubules
crowding of glomeruli
renal tubules are short, lack convolutions and connections to the collecting tree
reduced number of papillary ductal pores
Etiology
familial renal tubular dysgenesis (autosomal recessive inheritance) (12908573): homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the genes encoding
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- renin (REN)
- angiotensinogen (AGT)
- angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)
- angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AGTR1)
sporadic renal tubular dysgenesis
- in utero exposure to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs fetopathy)
- in utero exposure to piroxicam
- in utero exposure to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEIs fetopathy) (12657763)
- intrauterine fetal ischemia
- twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (9841703)
- acardia
- unilateral renal tubular dysgenesis
- fetal renal artery stenosis
- fetal renal vein thrombosis
- endstage renal disease of various causes
- other associations
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