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Mutations of the UMOD gene are responsible for medullary cystic kidney disease 2 and familial juvenile hyperuricaemic nephropathy.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Dec 2002
Hart T C, Gorry M C, Hart P S, Woodard A S, Shihabi Z, Sandhu J, Shirts B, Xu L, Zhu H, Barmada M M, Bleyer A J
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INTRODUCTION: Medullary cystic kidney disease 2 (MCKD2) and familial juvenile hyperuricaemic nephropathy (FJHN) are both autosomal dominant renal diseases characterised by juvenile onset of hyperuricaemia, gout, and progressive renal failure. Clinical features of both conditions vary in presence and severity. Often definitive diagnosis is possible only after significant pathology has occurred. Genetic linkage...
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