Diverse phenotypic expression of NPHP4 mutations in four siblings.

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Nephronophthisis (NPHP) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by renal tubular basement membrane disruption, interstitial fibrosis and tubular cysts that progresses to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). There are also characteristic extrarenal manifestations. Mutations of more than thirteen genes that can cause NPHP have been identified. We herein report four siblings from a consanguineous family, who...

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