Renal malformations Workgroup
The work group for renal malformations focuses on structural renal disorders that frequently present in childhood. This includes diseases encompassing the spectra of “Congenital abnormalities of the kidney and the urinary tract (CAKUT)” and of “Ciliopathies”. A prominent group of disorders we work on are cystic kidney diseases of childhood. The CAKUT spectrum and the Ciliopathies are clinically, genetically and histologically highly heterogeneous, making treatment and prediction of severe and progressive disease courses challenging. Clear-cut risk factors have not been established for most of the disorders.
Our work group brings together experts from all over Europe, both from Pediatric as well as well as Adult Nephrology centers and includes patient representatives. We aim to lay the foundation for unified clinical treatment concepts and innovative research e.g. towards novel therapeutic strategies. Given the heterogeneity of diseases our work group will closely collaborate with work groups within ERKNet and other ERNs.
Recent publications by Workgroup members
WorkGroup Members
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Albertien vanEerde | Speaker |
Utrecht, Netherlands, University Medical Centre |
» Ped. center |
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Max Liebau | Co-Chair |
Cologne, Germany, University Hospital |
» Ped. center |
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Giovanni Montini | Co-Chair |
Milano, Italy, IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico |
» Ped. center |
| Marino Asensio |
Barcelona, Spain, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron |
» Ped. center | ||
| Romy Gander |
Barcelona, Spain, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron |
» Ped. center | ||
| Gloria Royo |
Barcelona, Spain, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron |
» Ped. center | ||
| Larissa Kerecuk |
Birmingham, United Kingdom, Birmingham Women´s and Children´s Hospital |
» Ped. center | ||
| Karin Dahan |
Brussels, Belgium, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc - UCL |
» Adult center | ||
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Olivier Devuyst |
Brussels, Belgium, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc - UCL |
» Adult center | |
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Nathalie Godefroid |
Brussels, Belgium, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc - UCL |
» Adult center | |
| Sören Bäumner |
Cologne, Germany, University Hospital |
» Ped. center | ||
| Thomas Benzing |
Cologne, Germany, University Hospital |
» Adult center | ||
| Volker Burst |
Cologne, Germany, University Hospital |
» Adult center | ||
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Sandra Habbig |
Cologne, Germany, University Hospital |
» Ped. center | |
| Christine Kurschat |
Cologne, Germany, University Hospital |
» Adult center | ||
| Roman-Ulrich Mueller |
Cologne, Germany, University Hospital |
» Adult center | ||
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Rainer Büscher |
Essen, Germany, University Children`s Hospital |
» Ped. center | |
| Peter Hoyer |
Essen, Germany, University Children`s Hospital |
» Ped. center | ||
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Francesca Becherucci |
Florence, Italy, Meyer Children’s Hospital |
» Ped. center | |
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Augusto Vaglio |
Florence, Italy, Meyer Children’s Hospital |
» Ped. center | |
| Piotr Czarniak |
Gdansk, Poland, University Clinical Centre Gdansk |
» Ped. center | ||
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Beata Lipska-Zietkiewicz |
Gdansk, Poland, University Clinical Centre Gdansk |
» Adult center | |
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Aleksandra Zurowska |
Gdansk, Poland, University Clinical Centre Gdansk |
» Ped. center | |
| Monica Bodria |
Genova, Italy, Istituto Giannina Gaslini |
» Ped. center | ||
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Gianluca Caridi |
Genova, Italy, Istituto Giannina Gaslini |
» Ped. center | |
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Gian Marco Ghiggeri |
Genova, Italy, Istituto Giannina Gaslini |
» Ped. center | |
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Giorgio Piaggio |
Genova, Italy, Istituto Giannina Gaslini |
» Ped. center | |
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Dieter Haffner |
Hannover, Germany, Hannover Medical School |
» Ped. center | |
| Imke Hennies |
Hannover, Germany, Hannover Medical School |
» Ped. center | ||
| Ruthild Weber |
Hannover, Germany, Hannover Medical School |
» Ped. center | ||
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Franz Schaefer |
Heidelberg, Germany, University Hospital |
» Ped. center | |
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Elke Wühl |
Heidelberg, Germany, University Hospital |
» Ped. center | |
| Timo Jahnukainen |
Helsinki, Finland, Children´s Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital |
» Ped. center | ||
| Elisa Ylinen |
Helsinki, Finland, Children´s Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital |
» Ped. center | ||
| Bert Bammens |
Leuven, Belgium, University Hospitals Leuven |
» Adult center | ||
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Kathleen Claes |
Leuven, Belgium, University Hospitals Leuven |
» Adult center | |
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Djalila Mekahli |
Leuven, Belgium, University Hospitals Leuven |
» Ped. center | |
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Wesley Hayes |
London, United Kingdom, Great Ormond Street Hospital |
» Ped. center | |
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Kjell Tullus |
London, United Kingdom, Great Ormond Street Hospital |
» Ped. center | |
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D Gale |
London, United Kingdom, Royal Free Hospital |
» Adult center | |
| Robert Kleta |
London, United Kingdom, Royal Free Hospital |
» Adult center | ||
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Alan Salama |
London, United Kingdom, Royal Free Hospital |
» Adult center | |
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Adrian Woolf |
Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester University Foundation Trust |
» Ped. center | |
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Jens Koenig |
Münster, Germany, University Hospital |
» Ped. center | |
| Petra Pennekamp |
Münster, Germany, University Hospital |
» Ped. center | ||
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Valentina Capone |
Milano, Italy, IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico |
» Ped. center | |
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Sara Testa |
Milano, Italy, IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico |
» Ped. center | |
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Giovambattista Capasso |
Naples, Italy, UOC Nephrology and Dialysis - Università della Campania |
» Adult center | |
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Miriam Zacchia |
Naples, Italy, UOC Nephrology and Dialysis - Università della Campania |
» Adult center | |
| Ernie Bongers |
Nijmegen, Netherlands, Radboud UMC |
» Adult center | ||
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Michiel Schreuder |
Nijmegen, Netherlands, Radboud UMC |
» Ped. center | |
| Davide Meneghesso |
Padova, Italy, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova |
» Ped. center | ||
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Luisa Murer |
Padova, Italy, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova |
» Ped. center | |
| Susanna Negrisolo |
Padova, Italy, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova |
» Ped. center | ||
| Laurence Heidet |
Paris, France, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital |
» Ped. center | ||
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Laura Massella |
Rome, Italy, Rome, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital |
» Ped. center | |
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Kajsa Asling Monemi |
Stockholm, Sweden, Karolinska University Hospital |
» Ped. center | |
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Simone Baldovino |
Torino, Italy, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital and University of Torino |
» Adult center | |
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Stephane Decramer |
Toulouse, France, Toulouse, University Hospital |
» Ped. center | |
| Aart Klijn |
Utrecht, Netherlands, University Medical Centre |
» Ped. center | ||
| Marc Lilien |
Utrecht, Netherlands, University Medical Centre |
» Ped. center | ||
| John Sayer | External | Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University | ||
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Tess Harris | Patient representative | https://pkdcharity.org.uk (PKD) |
