title: Low birthweight and chronic kidney disease.
abstract: Low birthweight reflects the congenital defects of organs, which is associated with chronic kidney disease through its direct influence on nephron number and function, also through related metabolic disease-induced kidney damage. We reviewed the current evidence regarding the role of low birthweight in the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nephrology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zuo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities; D005006:Ethnicity; D014943:Global Health; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009399:Nephrons / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012307:Risk Factors