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Familial vesicoureteral reflux: testing replication of linkage in seven new multigenerational kindreds.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jun 2005
Sanna-Cherchi Simone, Reese Adam, Hensle Terry, Caridi Gianluca, Izzi Claudia, Kim You Yeun, Konka Anita, Murer Luisa, Scolari Francesco, Ravazzolo Roberto, Ghiggeri Gian Marco, Gharavi Ali G
Abstract excerpt
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) (OMIM %193000), a common cause of childhood renal failure, is strongly influenced by hereditary factors. Familial VUR most closely conforms to autosomal-dominant inheritance, but because of variable penetrance and expressivity, large multigenerational pedigrees tractable to linkage analysis have been difficult to ascertain. A single genome-wide study of familial VUR has demonstrated...
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