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Intra-familial clinical heterogeneity: absence of genotype-phenotype correlation in primary hyperoxaluria type 1 in Israel.
American journal of nephrology - 1 Jan 2000
Frishberg Yaacov, Rinat Choni, Shalata Adel, Khatib Ihab, Feinstein Sofia, Becker-Cohen Rachel, Weismann Irit, Wanders Ronald J A, Rumsby Gill, Roels Frank, Mandel Hanna
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) is caused by the deficiency of the liver enzyme alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase which results in increased synthesis and excretion of oxalate. The clinical manifestations of PH1 are heterogeneous with respect to the age of onset and rate of progression. The aim of this study was to investigate possible relationships between a given genotype, the biochemical...
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