Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 399-411 , July 2009

Hereditary Renal Tubular Disorders

  • Vimal Chadha, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA
  • ,
  • Uri S. Alon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Uri S. Alon, MD, Pediatric Nephrology, The Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108

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 Supported in part by The Sam and Helen Kaplan Research Fund in Pediatric Nephrology.

PII: S0270-9295(09)00050-3

doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2009.03.013

Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 399-411 , July 2009