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
| Max Liebau | Speaker | Cologne, Germany, University Hospital | » Ped. center |
| Laurence Heidet | Co-Chair | Paris, France, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital | » Ped. center |
| Albertien vanEerde | Co-Chair | Utrecht, Netherlands, University Medical Centre | » 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 | |
| Olivier Devuyst | Brussels, Belgium, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc - UCL | » Adult center | |
| Nathalie Godefroid | Brussels, Belgium, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc - UCL | » Adult center | |
| Thomas Benzing | Cologne, Germany, University Hospital | » Adult center | |
| Volker Burst | Cologne, Germany, University Hospital | » Adult center | |
| 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 | |
| Peter Hoyer | Essen, Germany, University Children`s Hospital | » Ped. center | |
| Francesca Becherucci | Florence, Italy, Meyer Children’s Hospital | » Ped. center | |
| Piotr Czarniak | Gdansk, Poland, University Clinical Centre Gdansk | » Ped. center | |
| Beata Lipska | Gdansk, Poland, University Clinical Centre Gdansk | » Adult center | |
| Aleksandra Zurowska | Gdansk, Poland, University Clinical Centre Gdansk | » Ped. center | |
| Monica Bodria | Genova, Italy, Istituto Giannina Gaslini | » Ped. center | |
| Gianluca Caridi | Genova, Italy, Istituto Giannina Gaslini | » Ped. center | |
| 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 | |
| Giulia Bassanese | Heidelberg, Germany, University Hospital | » Ped. center | |
| Franz Schaefer | Heidelberg, Germany, University Hospital | » Ped. center | |
| Elke Wühl | Heidelberg, Germany, University Hospital | » Ped. center | |
| Tanja Wlodkowski | Heidelberg, Germany, University Hospital | » Ped. center | |
| Timo Jahnukainen | Helsinki, Finland, Children´s Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital | » Ped. center | |
| Hannu Jalanko | 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 | |
| Kathleen Claes | Leuven, Belgium, University Hospitals Leuven | » Adult center | |
| Djalila Mekahli | Leuven, Belgium, University Hospitals Leuven | » Ped. center | |
| Marleen van den Hijkant | Leuven, Belgium, University Hospitals Leuven | » Ped. center | |
| Wesley Hayes | London, United Kingdom, Great Ormond Street Hospital | » Ped. center | |
| Kjell Tullus | London, United Kingdom, Great Ormond Street Hospital | » Ped. center | |
| JD Paul Winyard | London, United Kingdom, Great Ormond Street Hospital | » Ped. center | |
| D Gale | London, United Kingdom, Royal Free Hospital | » Adult center | |
| Robert Kleta | London, United Kingdom, Royal Free Hospital | » Adult center | |
| Alan Salama | London, United Kingdom, Royal Free Hospital | » Adult center | |
| Adrian Woolf | Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester University Foundation Trust | » Ped. center | |
| Jens Koenig | Münster, Germany, University Hospital | » Ped. center | |
| Petra Pennekamp | Münster, Germany, University Hospital | » Ped. center | |
| Valentina Capone | Milano, Italy, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico | » Ped. center | |
| Giovanni Montini | Milano, Italy, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico | » Ped. center | |
| Giovanni Capasso | Naples, Italy, UOC Nephrology and Dialysis - Università della Campania | » Adult center | |
| Angela La Manna | Naples, Italy, UOC Nephrology and Dialysis - Università della Campania | » Ped. center | |
| Ernie Bongers | Nijmegen, Netherlands, Radboud UMC | » Adult center | |
| Michiel Schreuder | Nijmegen, Netherlands, Radboud UMC | » Adult center | |
| Germana Longo | Padova, Italy, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova | » Ped. center | |
| Davide Meneghesso | Padova, Italy, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova | » Ped. center | |
| Luisa Murer | Padova, Italy, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova | » Ped. center | |
| Susanna Negrisolo | Padova, Italy, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova | » Ped. center | |
| Giacomo Di Zazzo | Rome, Italy, Rome, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital | » Ped. center | |
| Laura Massella | Rome, Italy, Rome, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital | » Ped. center | |
| Simone Baldovino | Torino, Italy, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital and University of Torino | » Adult center | |
| Stephane Decramer | Toulouse, France, Toulouse, University Hospital | » Ped. center | |
| Marc Lilien | Utrecht, Netherlands, University Medical Centre | » Ped. center | |
| John Sayer | External | Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University | |
| Marie-Jeanne Pierrat | Patient representative | ||
| Daniel Renault | Patient representative | FEDERG | |
| Harris Tess | Patient representative | PKD International and the Ciliopathy alliance |