Familial Renal Tubular Dysgenesis - A Disorder Not Isolated To Proximal Convoluted Tubules

The autopsy findings of a newborn with renal tubular dysgenesis, born to first cousins of Moslim Arab descent, ale described. Hypocalvaria and hyperflexible joints were noted in. addition to the renal lesion. A microdissection study demonstrated marked shortening of all the nephron segments from the glomeruli to the collecting tubules, rather than an isolated abnormality of the proximal convoluted tubules.