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Involvement of the bone morphogenic protein/SMAD signaling pathway in the etiology of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract accompanied by cryptorchidism.
BMC urology - 2 Dec 2017
Mizuno Kentaro, Nakane Akihiro, Nishio Hidenori, Moritoki Yoshinobu, Kamisawa Hideyuki, Kurokawa Satoshi, Kato Taiki, Ando Ryosuke, Maruyama Tetsuji, Yasui Takahiro, Hayashi Yutaro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT), such as renal dysplasia, hydronephrosis, or vesicoureteral reflux, are the most common causes of end-stage renal disease. However, the genetic etiology of CAKUT remains unclear. In this study, we performed whole exome sequencing (WES) to elucidate the genetic etiology of symptomatic CAKUT and CAKUT accompanied by cryptorchidism. METHODS:...
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