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Genes and renal disease.
Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension - 1 May 2000
Freedman B I, Satko S G
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The identification of genetic linkage between polymorphic markers and common kidney diseases, including focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis and diabetic nephropathy, clearly demonstrates that inherited factors contribute to renal failure susceptibility. These breakthroughs reveal the powerful contribution that molecular genetic techniques can make in the search for inherited factors that initiate renal failure...
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