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ANKS6 Variants Underlie Polycystic Kidneys in Prenatal and Neonatal Cases.
Genes - 25 Oct 2024
Almohlesy Lama S, Imtiaz Faiqa, Tulbah Maha, Alhashem Amal, Alhajooj Manar, Alhashem Abdullah, Mabillard Holly, Sayer John A, Alharbi Khalid K, Al-Hamed Mohamed H
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BACKGROUND: Nephronophthisis (NPHP) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder that can cause early-onset kidney failure. ANKS6 plays an important role in early kidney development and encodes a protein that interacts with other proteins within the primary cilium. ANKS6 mutations are known to cause nephronophthisis 16 (NPHP-16). Little is known regarding fetal ultrasound imaging and the antenatal diagnosis of...
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