Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is the abnormal retrograde urinary flow from the bladder to the kidney that affects approximately 1% of the general population. It is associated with an increased risk of recurrent urinary tract infection, pyelonephritis, and renal scarring.
Category
Urinary system disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
16 Diseases of the genitourinary system
Diseases of the urinary system
Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases
GB56 Obstructive or reflux nephropathy
H01037 Vesicoureteral reflux
Lu W, van Eerde AM, Fan X, Quintero-Rivera F, Kulkarni S, Ferguson H, Kim HG, Fan Y, Xi Q, Li QG, Sanlaville D, Andrews W, Sundaresan V, Bi W, Yan J, Giltay JC, Wijmenga C, de Jong TP, Feather SA, Woolf AS, Rao Y, Lupski JR, Eccles MR, Quade BJ, Gusella JF, Morton CC, Maas RL
Title
Disruption of ROBO2 is associated with urinary tract anomalies and confers risk of vesicoureteral reflux.
Gbadegesin RA, Brophy PD, Adeyemo A, Hall G, Gupta IR, Hains D, Bartkowiak B, Rabinovich CE, Chandrasekharappa S, Homstad A, Westreich K, Wu G, Liu Y, Holanda D, Clarke J, Lavin P, Selim A, Miller S, Wiener JS, Ross SS, Foreman J, Rotimi C, Winn MP