American Society of Pediatric Nephrology

09/10/2026

Birth characteristics and growth outcome in children with nephropathic cystinosis compared with other chronic kidney disease entities prior to kidney replacement therapy

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00467-026-07534-w?error=cookies_not_supported&code=b7942ebc-1b97-4291-aa2f-d0de21ff6afa

09/10/2026

Low incidence of profound agranulocytosis after rituximab combined with prolonged low-dose prednisolone in children with complicated nephrotic syndrome


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Home Pediatric Nephrology Article Low incidence of profound agranulocytosis after rituximab combined with prolonged low-dose prednisolone in children with complicated nephrotic syndrome Research Letter Published: 02 September 2026 (2026) Cite this article Save article View saved research Pediatric N...

09/10/2026

Primary Mitochondrial-Disorders-Associated Nephropathy in Adulthood. [Review]

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2026.106999

09/10/2026

Hospitalization Costs of Kidney Transplantation Associated With Induction Therapy Among Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients: A North American Pediatric Renal Trials and Collaborative Studies and Pediatric Health Information System Collaborative Study.

https://doi.org/10.1111/petr.70441

09/10/2026

Case report: Two variants in SLC34A3 in a patient with X-linked hypophosphatemia: a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma


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X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is the most prevalent form of hereditary rickets due to pathogenic variants in the PHEX gene. Since 2018, a treatment with burosumab, which inhibits the activity of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), has been approved for XLH patients. In contrast, hereditary hypoph...

09/10/2026

Quantum Dot–Based Fluorescent Lateral Flow... : Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

https://www.ovid.com/jnls/jasn/abstract/10.1681/asn.0000001246~quantum-dotbased-fluorescent-lateral-flow-immunoassay-strip?redirectionsource=fulltextview

09/09/2026

Training programs for families of children on home peritoneal dialysis: a scoping review



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Background Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is the preferred home dialysis treatment for children awaiting kidney transplant worldwide. There is significant variance in clinical outcomes across centers, which may be related to PD training for caregivers. This scoping review provides an overview of existing....

09/09/2026

Patient-reported ratings of transfer to adult care among young adults with chronic kidney disease



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Background Effective healthcare transitions and transfers of care are crucial for improving long-term health outcomes among adolescents and young adults (AYA) with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Patient-reported outcomes are an important tool to understand patient experience and are underused in CKD....

09/09/2026

Can urinary albumin-creatinine ratio be used as a surrogate for protein-creatinine ratio in the diagnosis and management of pediatric steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome?


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Background In pediatric nephrotic syndrome (NS), conventionally, spot urinary protein-creatinine ratio (PCR) is used for diagnosis and to define relapse and remission. This study evaluates whether urine albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) can reliably predict proteinuria status to manage NS according to....

09/09/2026

Case report: “A dicey situation:” asymptomatic hypertensive urgency caused by DICER1 mutation–derived cystic nephroma in a 12-month-old


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Cystic nephroma (CN) in pediatric patients is a rare, benign, multi-lobular cystic mass often indicative of DICER1 tumor predisposition syndrome. This condition is caused by a germline mutation of the DICER1 gene and requires appropriate follow-up to monitor for other DICER1-associated tumors in the...