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An uncommon case of arthrogryposis, renal dysfunction, and cholestasis (ARC) syndrome and review of the renal involvement: Answers

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Abbreviations

ARC:

Arthrogryposis, renal dysfunction, and cholestasis

RTA:

Renal tubular acidosis

DI:

Diabetes insipidus

SNARE:

Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor

eGFR:

Estimated glomerular filtration rate

TmP:

Maximum tubular reabsorption of phosphate

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  1. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Nephrology and Genetics Bronx, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, 10467, USA

    Minh Dien Duong, Chelsi M. Rose, Kimberly J. Reidy & Marcela Del Rio

  2. West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV, 24901, USA

    Chelsi M. Rose

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Duong, M.D., Rose, C.M., Reidy, K.J. et al. An uncommon case of arthrogryposis, renal dysfunction, and cholestasis (ARC) syndrome and review of the renal involvement: Answers. Pediatr Nephrol 35, 249–251 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-019-04338-z

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