Dent's Disease: A Cause of Monogenic Kidney Stones and Nephrocalcinosis.

Kidney stones are becoming increasingly common, affecting up to 10% of adults. A small percentage are of monogenic origin, such as Dent's disease (DD). DD is a syndrome that causes low-molecular-weight proteinuria, hypercalciuria, nephrolithiasis, and nephrocalcinosis. It is X-linked, and most patients have mutations in the