Future 'Exceedingly Bright' for Kidney Stone Prevention
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Gene therapy, new therapeutics currently in clinical trials, and a promising dietary supplement are feeding the optimism of kidney stone expert Glenn Preminger, MD. Primary hyperoxaluria should be suspected if urinary oxalate is more than 75 mg/day in adults without bowel dysfunction, according to AUA guidelines, and those patients should be referred for genetic testing.
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@anjali-1 Genetic testing should also be considered in high-risk cases, such children with a strong family history of stones and patients with nephrocalcinosis or stones and concurrent chronic kidney disease