Renal transplant in a child with Bardet-Biedl syndrome: A rare cause of end-stage renal disease

Indian Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 112-114

  Hooda, A K ^a   Karan, S C ^b   Bishnoi, J S ^a   Nandwani, A ^a   Sinha, T ^b  

^a Department of Nephrology ^*  (India)

^b ARMY HOSPITAL RESEARCH AND REFERRAL   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Renal transplantation; Retinal renal syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; BARDET BIEDL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; INDIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OBESITY; POLYDACTYLY; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 77953434944     PISSN: 09714065     EISSN: 19983662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.57108     Document Type: Article

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