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Genomic and epigenomic analyses of monozygotic twins discordant for congenital renal agenesis.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Jul 2014
Jin Meiling, Zhu Shida, Hu Panpan, Liu Dongbing, Li Qinggang, Li Zuoxiang, Zhang Xueguang, Xie Yuansheng, Chen Xiangmei
Abstract excerpt
Monozygotic twins have been widely studied to distinguish genetic and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of human diseases. For renal agenesis, the one-sided absence of renal tissue, the relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors to its pathogenesis are still unclear. In this study of a pair of monozygotic twins discordant for congenital renal agenesis, the genomic profile was analyzed...
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