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Familial risks in and between stone diseases: sialolithiasis, urolithiasis and cholelithiasis in the population of Sweden.
BMC nephrology - 3 Jul 2018
Hemminki Kari, Hemminki Otto, Koskinen Anni I M, Försti Asta, Sundquist Kristina, Sundquist Jan, Li Xinjun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: According to the literature the three stone diseases, sialolithiasis (SL), urolithiasis (UL) and cholelithiasis (CL) share comorbidities. We assess familial and spouse risks between these stone disease and compare them to familial risks for concordant (same) stone disease. METHODS: Study population including familiar relationships was obtained from the Swedish Multigeneration Register and stone...
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