Successful pre-emptive kidney transplantation in a cystinuria patient with nephrolithiasis-related end-stage renal disease
Abstract Background Cystinuria is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that affects renal and intestinal cystine transport. Cystine stones are found in only 1–2% of all stone formers. Patients with cystinuria are at high risk for nephrolithiasis and subsequent morbidity. In spite of the var...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Renal Replacement Therapy |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41100-019-0226-7 |