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Unusual clinical outcome of primary Hyperoxaluria type 1 in Tunisian patients carrying 33_34InsC mutation.
BMC nephrology - 15 Jun 2017
Mbarek Ibtihel Benhaj, Mdimeg Saoussen, Moussa Amira, Zellama Dorsaf, Kaarout Hayat, Abdelmoula Jaouida, Achour Abdellatif, Abroug Saoussen, Omezzine Asma, Bouslama Ali
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BACKGROUND: Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1), is a rare and heterogeneous disease and one of major causes of renal insufficiency in Tunisia, caused by mutations in the AGXT gene. 33-34InsC mutation, was mainly described in children with a severe clinical feature leading to early death, but it was uncommonly reported in adult patients. METHODS: Common mutations in AGXT were tested using PCR/RFLP technique in 111...
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