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Nephrotic syndrome and end-stage renal disease with WT1 mutation detected at 3 years.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Nov 1999
Ito S, Ikeda M, Takata A, Kikuchi H, Hata J, Honda M
Abstract excerpt
We report a boy who presented at 3 years with nephrotic syndrome and end-stage renal failure. Although histopathological findings showed end-stage kidney, isolated diffuse mesangial sclerosis (IDMS) was suspected because of his clinical course, and was confirmed by the presence of WT1 (Wilms tumor suppressor gene) mutation. He did not have ambiguous genitalia or Wilms tumor. The karyotype was 46:XY. A...
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