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Genetic Risk Factors for Idiopathic Urolithiasis: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Causal Network Analysis.
European urology focus - 1 Feb 2017
Taguchi Kazumi, Yasui Takahiro, Milliner Dawn Schmautz, Hoppe Bernd, Chi Thomas
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CONTEXT: Urolithiasis has a high prevalence and recurrence rate. Prevention is key to patient management, but risk stratification is challenging. In particular, genetic predisposition for urinary stones is not fully understood. OBJECTIVE: To review current evidence of potential causative genes for idiopathic urolithiasis and map their relationships to one another. This evidence is essential for future...
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