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Truncating Wilms Tumor Suppressor Gene 1 Mutation in an XX Female with Adult-Onset Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and Streak Ovaries: A Case Report.
Nephron - 1 Jan 2017
Hoefele Julia, Kemper Markus J, Schoenermarck Ulf, Mueller Susanna, Klein Hanns-Georg, Lemke Anja
Abstract excerpt
About 30% of children with nephrotic syndrome (NS) have inherited forms. Among them, mutations in Wilms tumor suppressor gene 1 (WT1) are a well characterized cause associated with steroid-resistant NS, Wilms tumor, and urogenital malformation in males. However, the role of WT1 mutations in adult-onset focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is unclear. We report the case of a 38-year-old female with FSGS. She...
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