Renal Tubular Transport, Inborn Errors

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Renal Tubular Transport, Inborn Errors


Genetically determined disorders of the reabsorptive functions of the kidney with regard to specific nephron segments responsible for specific transport functions, classifiable by proximal nephron function, loop of Henle function, and distal nephron function. The transport defects can be selective or nonselective. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p584; Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 12th ed, p1140)


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