Article
Laterality of symptomatic cystine calculi.
Urology - 1 Sept 2003
Purohit Rajveer S, Stoller Marshall L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate patterns of laterality in cystine stone formation to determine whether phenotypic expression of this genetic disease is distributed equally in each kidney. Cystinuria is a genetic defect that may result in the formation of recurrent cystine calculi. Significant nongenetic factors may play a role in the manifestation of this disease. METHODS: Thirty-four patients seen in the Stone Center at...
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