RT Book, Section A1 Sims-Lucas, Sunder A1 Bates, Carlton M. A2 Rudolph, Colin D. A2 Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 Lister, George E. A2 First, Lewis R. A2 Gershon, Anne A. SR Print(0) ID 7044156 T1 Chapter 464. Renal Morphogenesis T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e YR 2011 FD 2011 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-149723-7 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7044156 RD 2024/03/29 AB The process of renal morphogenesis provides a basis for understanding the causes of kidney aplasia, dysplasia, and hypoplasia, which together are the second leading cause of chronic renal insufficiency in children. It also may provide insight into congenital nephron underendowment, which may not present as overt renal disease in childhood but has been linked with adult-onset diseases such as hypertension and end-stage renal failure.1,2