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Low birthweight and chronic kidney disease
Author(s) -
XU RONG,
ZUO LI
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1440-1797
pISSN - 1320-5358
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2010.01306.x
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , nephron , pathogenesis , disease , kidney , renal function , physiology
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.