Evaluation of adult height, bone mineral density and bone quality in adults with childhood and adolescence idiopathic nephrotic syndrome

• Grant number: 07/00509-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: November 01, 2007
• End date: October 31, 2009
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Maternal and Child Health
• Principal Investigator: Vera Hermina Kalika Koch
• Grantee: Vera Hermina Kalika Koch
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FM). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Patients with childhood and adolescence idiopatic nephrotic syndrome (SN) who have been followed at Instituto da Criança of the Hospital das Clinics - FMUSP, with a minimum age of nineteen years old or pubertal Tanner stage P4G4 in males and Menarca in females, will be evaluated. A retrospective study will be performed taking as a basis the patients' medical charts with the aim evaluating each individuals clinical course, co-morbidities and therapeutic options that might have influenced the final stature, bone mineral density and bone quality. A prospective study with also be performed for a current medical examination and request of Imaging and laboratory tests for the evaluation of the bone mineral density and bone quality. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DONATTI‚ T.L.; KOCH‚ V.H.. Final height of adults with childhood-onset steroid-responsive idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. Pediatric Nephrology, v. 24, n. 12, p. 2401-2408, 2009. (07/00509-0)