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CKD in MYH9-related disorders.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Oct 2009
Singh Neeraj, Nainani Neha, Arora Pradeep, Venuto Rocco C
Abstract excerpt
MYH9-related disorders are rare causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) presenting as chronic glomerulonephritis and derive from mutations of the MYH9 gene, which encodes for the nonmuscle myosin heavy chain IIA. These disorders are autosomal dominant and include May-Hegglin anomaly and Sebastian, Fechtner, and Epstein syndromes. Diagnosis of these disorders is made first in early childhood because of the...
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