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Glomerular pathology in autosomal dominant MYH9 spectrum disorders: what are the clues telling us about disease mechanism?
Kidney international - 1 Jul 2010
Kopp Jeffrey B
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variation in MYH9, encoding non-muscle heavy chain IIA, has been recognized for over a decade as the cause of an autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by macrothrombocytopenia, neutrophil inclusions, and glomerular pathology. More recently, genetic variation in the MYH9 region on chromosome 22 has been associated with chronic kidney disease in African-descent individuals. A better understanding of the...
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