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A novel UMOD mutation (c.187T>C) in a Korean family with juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy.
Annals of laboratory medicine - 1 Jul 2013
Lee Mi-Na, Jun Ji-Eun, Kwon Ghee Young, Huh Woo-Seong, Ki Chang-Seok
Abstract excerpt
Familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy (FJHN; OMIM 162000) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by hyperuricemia and gouty arthritis due to reduced kidney excretion of uric acid and progressive renal failure. Gradual progressive interstitial renal disease, with basement membrane thickening and glomerulosclerosis resulting from fibrosis, starts in early life. In most cases of FJHN, uromodulin gene...
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