Kidney transplantation fails to provide adequate growth in children with chronic kidney disease born small for gestational age

Doris Franke,Rena Steffens,Lena Thomas,Leo Pavičić,Thurid Ahlenstiel,Lars Pape,Jutta Gellermann,Dominik Müller,Uwe Querfeld,Dieter Haffner,Miroslav Zivicnjak

Kidney transplantation fails to provide adequate growth in children with chronic kidney disease born small for gestational age

2017

Doris Franke
Rena Steffens
Lena Thomas
Leo Pavičić
Thurid Ahlenstiel
Lars Pape
Jutta Gellermann
Dominik Müller
Uwe Querfeld
Dieter Haffner
Miroslav Zivicnjak

Background Children with chronic kidney disease are frequently born small for gestational age (SGA) and prone to disproportionately short stature. It is unclear how SGA affects growth after kidney transplantation (KTx).

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Endocrinology
Kidney transplantation
Kidney disease
Internal medicine
Small for gestational age
Diabetes mellitus
Short stature
Medicine
Anthropometry
Nephrology
Pediatrics

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