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Development of next generation sequencing panel for UMOD and association with kidney disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Bailie Caitlin, Kilner Jill, Maxwell Alexander P, McKnight Amy Jayne
Abstract excerpt
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a prevalence of approximately 10% in adult populations. CKD can progress to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and this is usually fatal unless some form of renal replacement therapy (chronic dialysis or renal transplantation) is provided. There is an inherited predisposition to CKD with several genetic risk markers now identified. The UMOD gene has been associated with CKD of varying...
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