Article
Genetic spectrum of Saudi Arabian patients with antenatal cystic kidney disease and ciliopathy phenotypes using a targeted renal gene panel.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 May 2016
Al-Hamed Mohamed H, Kurdi Wesam, Alsahan Nada, Alabdullah Zainab, Abudraz Rania, Tulbah Maha, Alnemer Maha, Khan Rubina, Al-Jurayb Haya, Alahmed Ahmed, Tahir Asma I, Khalil Dania, Edwards Noel, Al Abdulaziz Basma, Binhumaid Faisal S, Majid Salma, Faquih Tariq, El-Kalioby Mohamed, Abouelhoda Mohamed, Altassan Nada, Monies Dorota, Meyer Brian, Sayer John A, Albaqumi Mamdouh
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inherited cystic kidney disorders are a common cause of end-stage renal disease. Over 50 ciliopathy genes, which encode proteins that influence the structure and function of the primary cilia, are implicated in cystic kidney disease. METHODS: To define the phenotype and genotype of cystic kidney disease in fetuses and neonates, we correlated antenatal ultrasound examination and postnatal renal...
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