Living-related renal transplantation in a patient with nail-patella syndrome.
Living-related renal transplantation was performed successfully in a patient with nail-patella syndrome. Graft biopsy 18 months post-transplantation showed normal glomerular basement membrane by electron microscopy. Dystrophic nails of both index fingers had also regrown, suggesting the donor kidney might replenish deficient factors.
Chan
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PC
Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital.
Chan
K W
KW
Cheng
I K
IK
Chan
M K
MK
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D009261:Nail-Patella Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous