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Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis in siblings.
Ocular immunology and inflammation - 1 Oct 2010
Biester Sabine, Müller Claudia, Deuter Christoph M E, Doycheva Deshka, Altpeter Elke, Zierhut Manfred
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PURPOSE: To report on the occurrence of tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) and HLA typing in two siblings. DESIGN: Retrospective case study. METHODS: HLA typing from two siblings with TINU syndrome and their parents was performed on DNA from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). RESULTS: The boy developed TINU syndrome in 2001, his sister 5 years later. Both siblings inherited the HLA alleles...
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