Nephrectomy
A surgical procedure to remove one or both kidneys....
Neonatal period
The first month of life of a newborn.
National Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)
The national registry where donor organs are matched to waiting recipients....
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The agency of the U.S. government primarily responsible for biomedical and health-related research....
Mutation
An unintended change or typo in a person’s genetic code....
