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A WT1 exon 1 mutation in a child diagnosed with Denys-Drash syndrome.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jan 2005
Little Suzanne, Hanks Sandra, King-Underwood Linda, Picton Sue, Cullinane Catherine, Rapley Elizabeth, Rahman Nazneen, Pritchard-Jones Kathy
Abstract excerpt
Denys-Drash syndrome (DDS) is characterized by nephropathy, genital abnormalities, and predisposition to Wilms tumor. DDS is associated with constitutional WT1 mutations, the majority being missense mutations in the zinc-finger region. A dominant-negative mode of action of the mutant DDS proteins is thought to explain the more severe genitourinary phenotype seen in DDS compared with children with complete...
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