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Clinical spectrum of Denys-Drash and Frasier syndrome.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Apr 2001
McTaggart S J, Algar E, Chow C W, Powell H R, Jones C L
Abstract excerpt
Denys-Drash syndrome (DDS) and Frasier syndrome (FS) are two related conditions caused by mutations of the Wilms tumor gene, WT1. Both syndromes are characterized by male pseudohermaphroditism, a progressive glomerulopathy, and the development of genitourinary tumors. DDS and FS have previously been distinguished by differences in nephropathy, with DDS patients demonstrating diffuse mesangial sclerosis (DMS) in...
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