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ArticleTranslational andrology and urology2016

Significant differences in struvite and cystine stone frequency seen among Chinese nephrolithiasis patients living in North America compared to those living in China.

Thomas Chi, Manint Usawachintachit, Pauline Filippou, David Bayne, Weiguo Hu, Helena Chang, Lei Xia, Qi Chen, Wei Xue, Hui He and 8 more

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Thomas Chi1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
Manint Usawachintachit1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
Pauline Filippou1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
David Bayne1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
Weiguo Hu1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
Helena Chang1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
Lei Xia1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
Qi Chen1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
Wei Xue1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
Hui He1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
Qingzhi Long1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
Olga Arsovska1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
Eric Taylor1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
Ryan Paterson1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
Roger L Sur1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
Ben Chew1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
Marshall L Stoller1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.
Jianxing Li1 Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA ; 2 Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand ; 3 Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China ; 4 Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China ; 5 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China ; 6 University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, BC, Canada ; 7 Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103, USA.

Funding

Optimizing Kidney Stone Management Using Metallomics and MetabolomicsP20DK100863 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI STOLLER, MARSHALL · 2013 to 2016
$1.6M
NIDDK NIH HHS P20 DK100863
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Abstract

backgroundInterracial disparities in nephrolithiasis prevalence have been reported, but the interplay between genetics and the environment for urinary stone disease risk factors is poorly understood. To examine how environment may alter genetic predisposition for stone formation, we established the International Chinese Consortium on Nephrolithiasis (ICCON) as a multi-institutional collaboration to examine patterns of nephrolithiasis presentation between Chinese patients living in different countries.

methodsChinese patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) at six participating institutions in China and North America over 4 years were reviewed retrospectively. Patient demographics and clinical data were compared between Chinese patients living in China and North America.

resultsA total of 806 patients were included, encompassing 721 Chinese patients living in China and 85 living in North America. Nephrolithiasis patients living in China were more likely to be male (67% vs. 56%, P=0.02), present at a younger age (48.6±15.0 vs. 55.0±13.0 years, P<0.01), and have a lower BMI (24.6±4.0 vs. 25.9±5.7, P=0.04) but were less likely to form struvite stones (5.5% vs. 14.1%, P<0.01). No cystine stone patients were seen in North American Chinese patients, whereas 1.8% of nephrolithiasis patients living in China presented with cystine stones. Similar rates of calcium-based and uric acid calculi as well as urinary pH were seen among both groups.

conclusionsSignificant differences exist between Chinese nephrolithiasis patients living in China compared to those living in North America, highlighting the importance of environmental factors in addition to genetics in modulating risk for urinary stone disease.

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Asian Continental Ancestry Groupcystinekidney calculistruvite

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PMID27298786
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