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Clinical and genetic spectrum of distal renal tubular acidosis in children: findings from Indian tubular disorders registry

Key takeaways

Doctors in India pulled together registry records of children with distal renal tubular acidosis, a condition where the kidneys cannot clear acid from the blood properly. The report describes what these children looked like clinically and which gene changes were behind it. It looks back at records already collected, so it describes patterns and does not prove cause. It helps with diagnosis in children, and it is not a new treatment.

Who did this work

Girish Chandra Bhatt (All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal) · Sriram Krishnamurthy (Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research) · Aditi Sinha (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) · Aliza Mittal (All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur) · Manish Kumar (Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya) · Nagarjun Vijay (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal) · Bobbity Deepthi (Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research) · P. Athira (All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal) · K.V. Aparna (All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal) · Ranjeet Thergaonkar (INHS Asvini) · Abhijit Pakhare (All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal) · Sudarsan Krishnasamy (Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-08-20
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-026-07505-1