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Unique X-linked familial FSGS with co-segregating heart block disorder is associated with a mutation in the NXF5 gene.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Sept 2013
Esposito Teresa, Lea Rod A, Maher Bridget H, Moses Dianne, Cox Hannah C, Magliocca Sara, Angius Andrea, Nyholt Dale R, Titus Thomas, Kay Troy, Gray Nicholas A, Rastaldi Maria P, Parnham Alan, Gianfrancesco Fernando, Griffiths Lyn R
Abstract excerpt
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is the consequence of a disease process that attacks the kidney's filtering system, causing serious scarring. More than half of FSGS patients develop chronic kidney failure within 10 years, ultimately requiring dialysis or renal transplantation. There are...
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