Gene discovery and vesicoureteric reflux.

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Vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) is a congenital urinary tract defect caused by abnormal insertion of the ureter within the bladder wall. This leads to a defective ureterovesical junction in which urine flows retrogradely from the bladder to the kidneys. Although VUR is associated with recurrent urinary tract infections, renal malformations, hypertension, and reflux nephropathy, its relationship to each of these...

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