PAX2 Gene Mutation in a Family with Isolated Renal Hypoplasia

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The PAX2 gene encodes a transcription factor that plays a critical role in the development of the urogenital tract, eyes, ears, and central nervous system. Recently, renal hypoplasia was observed to be part of the renal-coloboma syndrome, which is caused by heterozygous mutations of the PAX2 gene. The renal-coloboma syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant syndrome that involves optic nerve colobomas and renal...

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