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Bilateral renal agenesis is the most profound form of renal agenesis, characterized by complete absence of kidney development, absent ureters and subsequent absence of fetal renal function resulting in Potter sequence with pulmonary hypoplasia related to oligohydramnios, which is fatal shortly after birth.
Biomarker and diagnostic research for bilateral renal agenesis has been reported in the published literature.
Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).
1 clinical trial registered. Interventions under study include other interventions. Pipeline includes 1 NA. Research is primarily industry-sponsored.
36 publications have been identified in PubMed for bilateral renal agenesis. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (28%), Epidemiology / Natural History (22%), and Review / Meta-Analysis (11%).
Research Type | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
Patient case studies | 10 | 28% |
Data assembled from 4 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 18, 2026, 2:12 AM UTC
European rare disease database
Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center
Disease patterns and progression |
8 |
22% |
Research summaries | 4 | 11% |
Laboratory research | 4 | 11% |
Testing and diagnosis research | 3 | 8% |
Clinical study results | 3 | 8% |
New treatment approaches | 3 | 8% |
Other research | 1 | 3% |
Yamamura Y (2026). [PMID: 42149720](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42149720/). *FEBS Open Bio*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Ahmed S (2026). [PMID: 42069982](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42069982/). *Pediatr Nephrol*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Ma D (2026). [PMID: 42091195](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42091195/). *Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Heyne-Pietschmann M (2026). [PMID: 42109486](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42109486/). *Front Pediatr*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Bhandari J (2026). [PMID: 32809693](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32809693/). *Unknown Journal*. [Other]
Pan T (2026). [PMID: 41593525](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41593525/). *BMC pregnancy and childbirth*. [Gene Therapy / Novel Therapeutics]
Feng X (2026). [PMID: 40605465](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40605465/). *Clinical genetics*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Santoro M (2025). [PMID: 40773816](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40773816/). *European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Yao W (2025). [PMID: 40515469](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40515469/). *Molecular genetics & genomic medicine*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Meagher M (2025). [PMID: 40017259](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40017259/). *Pediatric transplantation*. [Case Report / Case Series]