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A novel CLCN5 mutation in a Chinese boy with Dent's disease.
World journal of pediatrics : WJP - 1 Aug 2014
Ji Li-Na, Chen Chao-Ying, Wang Jing-Jing, Cao Li
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dent's disease is a rare X-linked recessive hereditary disease caused by mutations in either the CLCN5 or OCRL1 genes. This disease is characterized by manifestations of proximal renal tubule dysfunction associated with low molecular weight proteinuria (LMWP), hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis, nephrolithiasis, and progressive renal failure. METHODS: We report a Chinese boy with Dent's disease,...
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