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Fig. 1 | BMC Nephrology

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From: Identification of novel mutations and phenotype in the steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome gene NUP93: a case report

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Renal ultrasound at presentation. The patient’s kidneys were notable for small size, diffuse echogenicity and loss of corticomedullary differentiation. Average kidney size for 5-year-old children is 8 cm, however she was small for age, and for a 90 cm tall child the average kidney size is 7.1 cm with 95% prediction limits of 5.8 to 8.3 cm. The ultrasound was performed at the time she was anuric, hence the renal pelvis appears to be collapsed

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