Early cardiomyopathy without severe metabolic dysregulation in a patient with cblB-type methylmalonic acidemia.

Background: Cardiomyopathy is a known complication of organic acidemias but generally thought to be secondary to poor metabolic control.

Methods: Our patient was found through biochemical testing and Sanger sequencing to harbor an Icelandic founder mutation: NM_052845.4(MMAB):c.

Living or deceased donor kidney transplantation in children.

Purpose Of Review: Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment modality for children with end-stage renal disease. In this review, we discuss the factors affecting the selection of the appropriate donor to ensure the best possible short and long-term outcomes.

Recent Findings: Outcomes of pediatric renal transplantation from living donors are superior to those obtained from deceased donors.