Inherited renal disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric
nephrology. High throughput advancements in genomics have led to greater understanding
of the biologic underpinnings of these diseases. However, the underlying genetic changes
explain only part of the molecular biology that contributes to disease manifestation
and progression. Other omics technologies will provide a more complete picture of
these cellular processes. This review discusses these omics technologies in the context
of pediatric renal disease.
Keywords
next generation sequencing - nephrology - proteomics - genomics - metabolomics - epigenomics
- transcriptomics