Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Renal tubular dysfunction
Abnormal function of filtrating structures in kidney
HP:0000124
What it means
Abnormal function of the renal tubule. The basic functional unit of the kidney, the nephron, consists of a renal corpuscle attached to a renal tubule, with roughly 0.8 to 1.5 nephrons per adult kidney. The functions of the renal tubule include reabsorption of water, electrolytes, glucose, and amino acids and secretion of substances such as uric acid.
Rare diseases that can present with this14
Very common80–99%
3Common30–79%
4Sometimes5–29%
3The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Renal tubular defect · Renal tubular disease
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