Co-Chairs
- Elizabeth Nguyen
- Nina Mann
- Amar Majmundar
The goals of the ASPN Kidney Genetics Interest Group are to:
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- Create a community for pediatric nephrologists involved in kidney genetics or interested in learning more about genetic testing for kidney disease
- Discuss best practices for genetic testing in kidney disease
- Gather insights from others on the logistics of running a kidney genetics clinic and sharing ideas for clinic models
- Discuss interesting and difficult cases in determining genetic diagnoses for kidney disease or how to handle variants of uncertain significance
- Discuss ethics of genetic testing in pediatric patients, including insurance implications and genetic counseling
- Expanding research in kidney genetics