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A 23-year-old male whose uncle died of nephronophthisis, and whose pathology is also discussed, presented with 5 g of protein in a 24-hour urine collection. Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus and salt wasting were present in addition to azotemia. Characterization of the proteinuria, including elevated

A nationwide questionnaire survey uncovered 53 patients with asymptomatic low molecular weight (LMW) proteinuria, 52 males and one female, aged 3 to 32 years. There was a slight tendency toward shortening stature with increasing age. Mild proteinuria was present in all of them, and microscopic

Human immunodeficiency virus nephropathy (HIVN) continues to challenge nephrologic consultative services at major urban institutions. Although noted in the literature, the decreased incidence of peripheral edema in HIVN has been unexplained to date. In HIV patients, total proteins frequently are

Serum immunoglobulin free light chain assay has proved to be an invaluable biological tool for diagnosis and monitoring of monoclonal gammopathies including multiple myeloma, primary amyloidosis, solitary plasmocytoma or monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. Free light chain

A review of 869 cases of multiple myeloma seen at the Mayo Clinic from 1960 through 1971 revealed that 98% of patients were 40 years of age or older and that 61% of them were males. Inital findings were bone pain in 68% of patients, anemia in 62%, renal insufficiency in 55%, hypercalcemia in 30%, a

Total serum thyroxine (T4), free thyroxine index (FTI), thyroxine binding globulin (TBG) binding capacity, serum albumin, alpha-globulins and urinary protein excretion were measured in 50 patients with chronic renal failure, but without nephrotic syndrome. 25 patients were undergoing chronic