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Expanding the phenotype of proteinuria in Dent disease. A case series.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Oct 2014
Cramer Monica T, Charlton Jennifer R, Fogo Agnes B, Fathallah-Shaykh Sahar A, Askenazi David J, Guay-Woodford Lisa M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dent disease is an X-linked recessive renal tubular disorder characterized by low molecular weight proteinuria, hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis, nephrolithiasis, and progressive renal failure (MIM 300009). A recent case series identified four patients with CLCN5 mutations who presented with nephrotic-range proteinuria, histologic evidence of focal segmental and/or global sclerosis, and low molecular...
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