Publications by authors named "Charlotte M Bootsma-Robroeks"

Objective: Frequency voiding charts are commonly used to gain better insight into the voiding and drinking behaviours of patients with voiding symptoms. Non-compliance when filling out a chart is known to be high. The use of a digital application might increase adherence, but little research has been conducted on this topic.

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  • Researchers are looking at European kidney transplant registries to see how well they collect patient data for kids with kidney problems.
  • They found 109 kidney transplant centers in 27 EU countries, but 39% of them don't share their data in the available registries.
  • The study shows that while these registries are important, they collect different types of information, making it hard to get a complete picture of kidney health care.
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Mitochondrial cytopathies include a heterogeneous group of diseases that are characterized by impaired oxidative phosphorylation, leading to multi-organ involvement and progressive clinical deterioration. Most mitochondrial cytopathies that cause kidney symptoms are characterized by tubular defects, but glomerular, tubulointerstitial, and cystic diseases have also been described. Mitochondrial cytopathies can result from mitochondrial or nuclear DNA mutations.

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