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Alterations in their function cause a plethora of human conditions collectively called the ciliopathies. The kidney is frequently and severely affected in the ciliopathies, presenting with a spectrum ...

Objective: Conventional fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for cystic thyroid nodules (CTNs) has a high rate of nondiagnostic and false-negative results. Ultrasound-guided FNAB (UG-FNAB ...

To determine whether a growth is a tumor or a cyst, a doctor may use ultrasound or take a biopsy, if possible. In this article, learn about the differences between cysts and tumors. We explore the ...

1 Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Section of Pediatrics, Policlinico Le Scotte, University of Siena, Siena, Italy 2 Department of Molecular Biology, Section of ...

Renal hypoplasia, defined as abnormally small kidneys with normal morphology and reduced nephron number, is a common cause of pediatric renal failure and adult-onset disease. Genetic studies ...

This month's cover highlights the article AAV-mediated expression of proneural factors stimulates neurogenesis from adult Müller glia in vivo by Marina Pavlou, Thomas A. Reh and colleagues. Injuring ...

Metanephric adenoma (MA) is a rare benign renal tumor, with an incidence of 0.2%–1%. Approximately 90% of MA cases present with the BRAF V600E mutation. This study ...

The development and function of TRMs exhibit significant heterogeneity across different tissues. Kidney TRMs (KTRMs) originate from both embryonic yolk sac erythro-myeloid progenitors and the fetal ...

Many of the limitations of microwave ablation such as risk of thermal injury to surrounding structures, collecting system, ureteral injuries, and incomplete treatment, can be mitigated with ...