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. 2008 Dec;1(6):437-439.
doi: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfn110. Epub 2008 Aug 8.

2,8-Dihydroxyadeninuria-induced progressive renal failure

Fabrice Mac-Way  1 , Simon Desmeules  1 , Eva Latulippe  2 , Paul René de Cotret  1 , Mohsen Agharazii  1
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2,8-Dihydroxyadeninuria-induced progressive renal failure

Fabrice Mac-Way et al. NDT Plus. 2008 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: 2,8-dihydroxyadeninuria; acute renal failure; adenine phosphoribosyl-transferase deficiency; chronic kidney disease; urolithiasis.

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Fig. 1
Urine microscopy. Urinary sediment showing spherical brownish crystals (top panel) that have a birefringent and pseudo-Maltese cross appearance under polarized light (lower panel). Original magnification ×400.
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Fig. 2
Renal biopsy. Haematoxylin and eosin staining of a frozen section reveals interstitial inflammation surrounding multiple intra-tubular round brownish crystals that are birefringent under polarized light. Original magnification ×600.
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