Sowjanya B, Sreenivasulu U, Naidu J N, Sivaranjani N
Department of Biochemistry, Narayana Medical College, Nellore, AP India.
Indian J Clin Biochem. 2011 Apr;26(2):214-6. doi: 10.1007/s12291-011-0116-4. Epub 2011 Feb 4.
End stage renal disease (ESRD) represents a clinical condition in which there is an irreversible loss of endogenous renal function. Both structural and functional abnormalities of the kidney are associated with increased morbidity, mortality. Bardet-Biedel syndrome (BBS) is one of the rare genetic disorders with prevalence of 1 in 1, 40,000-1 in 1,60,000 worldwide. ESRD in BBS patients is the final stage of the disease, increasing mortality in youth.
终末期肾病(ESRD)是一种内源性肾功能出现不可逆丧失的临床病症。肾脏的结构和功能异常均与发病率和死亡率的增加相关。巴德-比德尔综合征(BBS)是一种罕见的遗传性疾病,在全球的患病率为1/40000至1/160000。BBS患者的ESRD是该疾病的终末期,会增加年轻人的死亡率。