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Segregation of urine calcium excretion in families ascertained for nephrolithiasis: evidence for a major gene.
Kidney international - 1 Sept 2005
Loredo-Osti J C, Roslin Nicole M, Tessier Josée, Fujiwara T Mary, Morgan Kenneth, Bonnardeaux Alain
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The quantitative genetics of urine calcium excretion has not been established. It is a trait of interest because hypercalciuria is commonly found in subjects with nephrolithiasis. The aim of this study was to model the segregation of this trait in a sample of French-Canadian families ascertained through a stone former. METHODS: Major gene, polygenic, and mixed models were fit to 24-hour urine calcium...
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