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The genetics of thin basement membrane nephropathy.
Seminars in nephrology - 1 May 2005
Rana Kesha, Wang Yan Yan, Buzza Mark, Tonna Stephen, Zhang Ke Wei, Lin Tina, Sin Lydia, Padavarat Smitha, Savige Judy
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The diagnosis of thin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN) usually is made on the basis of the clinical features or the glomerular membrane ultrastructural appearance. Only now are we beginning to understand the genetics of TBMN and the role of diagnostic genetic testing. The similarity of clinical and glomerular membrane features first suggested TBMN might represent the carrier state for autosomal-recessive...
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