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Childhood course of renal insufficiency in a family with a uromodulin gene mutation.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jul 2010
Schäffer Péter, Gombos Eva, Meichelbeck Krisztina, Kiss András, Hart P Suzanne, Bleyer Anthony J
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the UMOD gene encoding uromodulin (Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein) result in the autosomal dominant transmission of progressive renal insufficiency and hypo-uricosuric hyperuricemia leading to gout at an early age. The clinical appearance is characterized by renal insufficiency and gout...
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