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Mapping of a new locus for congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract on chromosome 8q24.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 May 2010
Ashraf Shazia, Hoskins Bethan E, Chaib Hassan, Hoefele Julia, Pasch Andreas, Saisawat Pawaree, Trefz Friedrich, Hacker Hans W, Nuernberg Gudrun, Nuernberg Peter, Otto Edgar A, Hildebrandt Friedhelm
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BACKGROUND: Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) account for the majority of end-stage renal disease in children (50%). Previous studies have mapped autosomal dominant loci for CAKUT. We here report a genome-wide search for linkage in a large pedigree of Somalian descent c...
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