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Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract: A Genetic Disorder?
1 Jan 2012
Abstract excerpt
Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUTs) occur in 3-6 per 1000 live births, account for the most cases of pediatric end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), and predispose an individual to hypertension and cardiovascular disease throughout life. Although CAKUTs are a part of many known syndromes, only few single-candidate causative genes have been implicated so far in nonsyndromic cases of human...
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