Kidney involvement and associated risk factors in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Muhammet Gültekin Kutluk Çağla Serpil Doğan

Published in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2020)

Long-term exposure to the excessive burden of intracellular components released from damaged muscles may be associated with an increased risk over time of chronic kidney impairment in pediatric DMD patients. Graphical abstract.

Keyphrases

duchenne muscular dystrophy
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
young adults
muscular dystrophy
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
body mass index
reactive oxygen species
patient reported
weight loss
childhood cancer