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Mutation analysis of the Uromodulin gene in 96 individuals with urinary tract anomalies (CAKUT).
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jan 2009
Wolf Matthias T F, Hoskins Bethan E, Beck Bodo B, Hoppe Bernd, Tasic Velibor, Otto Edgar A, Hildebrandt Friedhelm
Abstract excerpt
Uromodulin (UMOD) mutations were described in patients with medullary cystic kidney disease (MCKD2), familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy (FJHN), and glomerulocystic kidney disease (GCKD). UMOD transcription is activated by the transcription factor HNF1B. Mutations in HNF1B cause a phenotype similar to FJHN/GCKD but also congenital anomalies of the kidney and the urinary tract (CAKUT). Moreover, we...
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