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Phenotypic variability of Dent disease in a large New Zealand kindred.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Feb 2017
Wong William, Poke Gemma, Stack Maria, Kara Tonya, Prestidge Chanel, Flintoff Kim
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dent disease 1 is a rare cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in childhood secondary to mutations in the gene encoding the chloride-proton exchanger, CLC-5, which is found mainly in the proximal tubule. Clinical manifestations are variable and there are no known genotype-phenotype correlations. CASE DIAGNOSIS/TREATMENT: The proband was identified as having a mutation in CLCN5. The extended family of...
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