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Embryonal hyperplasia of Bowman's capsular epithelium in patients with WT1 mutations.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jan 2003
Fukuzawa Ryuji, Eccles Michael R, Ikeda Masahiro, Hata Jun-ichi
Abstract excerpt
Embryonal hyperplasia of Bowman's capsular epithelium (EHBCE) is a rare condition, observed in patients with end-stage renal disease when treated with long-term dialysis. Immunohistochemical studies have suggested that EHBCE originates from the visceral epithelium of the Bowman's capsule. Here we report two patients with WT1 missense mutations in exon 7, who received continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and...
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