The clinical utility of renal concentrating capacity in polycystic kidney disease

• Published in: Kidney international Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 675 - 680
• Main Authors: Gabow, Patricia A., Kaehny, William D., Johnson, Ann M., Duley, Irene T., Manco-Johnson, Michael, Lezotte, Dennis C., Schrier, Robert W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.02.1989; Nature Publishing
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Algorithms; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Pressure; Creatinine; Genes, Dominant; Humans; Kidney Concentrating Ability; Kidneys; Malformations of the urinary system; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; Polycystic Kidney Diseases - diagnosis; Polycystic Kidney Diseases - genetics; Human; Urine; Urinary system disease; Renal function; Malformation; Polycystic kidney; Exploration; Concentration; Kidney
• ISSN: 0085-2538; 1523-1755
• DOI: 10.1038/ki.1989.38

The clinical utility of renal concentrating capacity in polycystic kidney disease. We studied 177 adult nonazotemic subjects with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and 123 unaffected family members (NADPKD). In order to assess the factors influencing renal concentrating capacity m...