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Tuberous sclerosis and polycystic kidney disease in a 3-month-old infant.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jun 2004
Laass Martin W, Spiegel Miriam, Jauch Anna, Hahn Gabriele, Rupprecht Edgar, Vogelberg Christian, Bartsch Oliver, Huebner Angela
Abstract excerpt
Tuberous sclerosis (TSC) is an autosomal dominantly inherited multisystemic disease characterized by the development of hamartomas predominantly in brain and kidneys. The TSC2 gene for tuberous sclerosis is localized on chromosome 16p13.3 immediately adjacent to PKD1, the gene for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). A TSC2-PKD1 contiguous gene syndrome caused by chromosomal microdeletions...
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