Tamm-Horsfall proteins

Last revised by Yaïr Glick on 10 Sep 2019

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Citation:

Morgan M, Glick Y, Weerakkody Y, et al. Tamm-Horsfall proteins. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-40507

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-40507

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/40507

rID:

40507

Article created:

23 Oct 2015, Matt A. Morgan ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Matt A. Morgan had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

10 Sep 2019, Yaïr Glick ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Yaïr Glick had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

7 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Urogenital, Paediatrics

Tags:

ultrasound, kidney, stub, refs, cases

Synonyms:

Uromodulin
Tamm-Horsfall protein

Tamm-Horsfall proteins, also known as uromodulin, may be a cause of echogenic renal pyramids in a neonate.

Tamm-Horsfall proteins are physiologically excreted by the renal tubular epithelium. They are most often encountered on neonatal renal ultrasound, where the concentrated proteins in the renal pyramids may mimic nonobstructing renal stones ¹. It is considered a normal finding ².