oligomeganephronia

Epidemiology

rare

Genetics

• defects in PAX2 may be responsible for isolated renal hypoplasia in oligomeganephronia
• usually sporadic

Clinical manifestations

• bilateral renal hypoplasia
• dimininished number of enlarged nephrons
• no other urinary tract abnormalities

More general terms

• genetic disease of the kidney
• congenital anomaly (birth defect)