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The genetics of primary nocturnal enuresis: inheritance and suggestion of a second major gene on chromosome 12q.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 May 1997
Arnell H, Hjälmås K, Jägervall M, Läckgren G, Stenberg A, Bengtsson B, Wassén C, Emahazion T, Annerén G, Pettersson U, Sundvall M, Dahl N
Abstract excerpt
Primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE), or bedwetting at night, affects approximately 10% of 6 year old children. Genetic components contribute to the pathogenesis and recently one locus was assigned to chromosome 13q. We evaluated the genetic factors and the pattern of inheritance for PNE in 392 families. Dominant transmission was observed in 43% and an apparent recessive mode of inheritance was observed in 9% of the...
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