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Nail-patella syndrome with nephropathy in a de novo LMX1B mutation: triangular lunula of the thumb and lack of finger creases as clues.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Sept 2024
Banno Yoshinori, Ikemiyagi Masako, Hamada Riku, Nozu Kandai, Matsuoka Kentaro, Kamimaki Isamu
Abstract excerpt
Nail-patella syndrome (NPS) is an autosomal dominant disease caused mostly by mutations in the LMX1B gene and is characterized by hypoplastic nails, hypoplastic patella, elbow deformities, glaucoma, and nephropathy, sometimes leading to kidney failure. The combination and the severity of symptoms vary greatly from patient to patient. Because a kidney biopsy may show nonspecific findings, patients with nephropathy...
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