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Late-onset nephropathic cystinosis: clinical presentation, outcome, and genotyping.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - 1 Jan 2008
Servais Aude, Morinière Vincent, Grünfeld Jean-Pierre, Noël Laure-Hélène, Goujon Jean-Michel, Chadefaux-Vekemans Bernadette, Antignac Corinne
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Cystinosis is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by the intralysosomal accumulation of cystine, as a result of a defect in cystine transport across the lysosomal membrane. Three clinical forms have been described on the basis of severity of symptoms and age of onset: infantile cystinosis, characterized by renal proximal tubulopathy and progression to end-stage renal disease...
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