Overview The left and right sides of the body have two bean-shaped organs that are called kidneys. The heart of the kidney is the nephron, which helps make the kidneys function properly. The kidneys have four important jobs to accomplish …
Where Are My Kidneys?
Overview Where are my kidneys? These two bean shaped organs are located near your lower back. They sit opposite one another, with one on each side of the body. The kidneys can be found along the posterior muscular wall of …
Cystinosis
Overview Cystinosis or neuropathic cystinosis is an inherited (autosomal recessive) lysosomal storage disorder which results in the accumulation of the amino acid cysteine in various organs of the body due to a defect in their transport out of the lysosomes. …