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A common variant of the PAX2 gene is associated with reduced newborn kidney size.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jun 2007
Quinlan Jacklyn, Lemire Mathieu, Hudson Thomas, Qu Huiqi, Benjamin Alice, Roy Anne, Pascuet Elena, Goodyer Meigan, Raju Chandhana, Zhang Zhao, Houghton Fiona, Goodyer Paul
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Congenital nephron number ranges widely in the human population. Suboptimal nephron number may be associated with increased risk for essential hypertension and susceptibility to renal injury, but the factors that set nephron number during kidney development are unknown. In renal-coloboma syndrome...
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