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Clinical and genetic characterization of nephropathy in patients with nail-patella syndrome.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Oct 2020
Harita Yutaka, Urae Seiya, Akashio Riki, Isojima Tsuyoshi, Miura Kenichiro, Yamada Takeshi, Yamamoto Katsusuke, Miyasaka Yasunori, Furuyama Masayuki, Takemura Tsukasa, Gotoh Yoshimitsu, Takizawa Hideki, Tamagaki Keiichi, Ozawa Atsushi, Ashida Akira, Hattori Motoshi, Oka Akira, Kitanaka Sachiko
Abstract excerpt
Nail-patella syndrome (NPS) is a multi-system disorder characterized by hypoplastic nails, hypoplastic patella, skeletal deformities, and iliac horns, which is caused by heterozygous variants of LMX1B. Nephropathy ranging from mild urinary abnormality to end-stage renal disease occurs in some individuals with NPS. Because of the low prevalence of NPS and the lack of longitudinal studies of its kidney involvement,...
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