Biopsy-based estimation of total nephron number in Japanese living kidney donors

ConclusionThe estimated total nephron number obtained in the present study was 25% less than that reported in American living kidney donors obtained using the same procedure and similar to that obtained in a previous Japanese autopsy study using the disector/fractionator method. These results confirm the feasibility of a combined CT angiography and biopsy-based method to estimate total nephron number in humans.
Source: Clinical and Experimental Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research