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Early recognition of gonadal dysgenesis in congenital nephrotic syndrome .
Clinical nephrology - 1 Dec 2016
Ukarapong Supamit, Berkovitz Gary, McElreavey Kenneth, Bashamboo Anu, Bao Yong
Abstract excerpt
Mutation of the Wilms tumor suppressor gene (WT1) has been recognized as one of the etiologies of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS). The mutation is also responsible for gonadal dysgenesis in 46,XY individuals. Early recognition of the presence of Y chromosome is of particular importance because of the high risk of gonadal tumor. We present here three cases of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome with...
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