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Frasier syndrome, a potential cause of end-stage renal failure in childhood.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Mar 2010
Bache Manon, Dheu Céline, Doray Bérénice, Fothergill Hélène, Soskin Sylvie, Paris Françoise, Sultan Charles, Fischbach Michel
Abstract excerpt
The diagnosis of Frasier syndrome is based on the association of male pseudohermaphroditism (as a result of gonadal dysgenesis), with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome due to focal and segmental glomerular sclerosis (FSGS), which progresses to end-stage renal failure (ESRF) during adolescence or adulthood. Frasier syndrome results from mutations in the Wilms' tumour suppressor gene WT1, which is responsible...
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