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Phenotype and genotype of Dent's disease in three Chinese boys.
Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) - 1 Apr 2009
Li Peng, Huang Jian-Ping
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AIM: Dent's disease represents a group of hereditary renal tubular disorders mainly characterized by hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis and low molecular weight proteinuria. The majority of patients with Dent's disease were found to carry CLCN5 gene mutations, whereas a small fraction of patients carry OCRL1 gene mutations. Up to date, over 100 patients with Dent's disease have been reported to carry CLCN5 gene...
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