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Lethal cystic kidney disease in Amish neonates associated with homozygous nonsense mutation of NPHP3.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 May 2009
Simpson Michael A, Cross Harold E, Cross Leroy, Helmuth Mervin, Crosby Andrew H
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BACKGROUND: Nephronophthisis is a group of genetically heterogeneous autosomal recessive cystic kidney disorders with a wide spectrum of severity and age of onset. We present a clinical and genetic study of a lethal form of nephronophthisis in neonates. STUDY DESIGN: Clinical and genetic investigations of a case series. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS: 12 affected offspring born to consanguineous parents from the Old...
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