Genetics of hypercalciuria and calcium nephrolithiasis: from the rare monogenic to the common polygenic forms.

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Idiopathic calcium nephrolithiasis is a multifactorial disease with a pathogenesis that involves a complex interaction of environmental and individual factors. This review discusses what is known about monogenic renal calcium stone-related disorders, provides an update on genetic research in calcium nephrolithiasis and such intermediate phenotypes as idiopathic hypercalciuria, discusses the problems that these...

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