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Hereditary vesicoureteric reflux: phenotypic variation and family screening.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Aug 1997
Heale W F
Abstract excerpt
Family screening programs offer the prospect of detecting hereditary vesicoureteric reflux before scars develop with urinary infections. This review describes minor to severe reflux and reflux nephropathy (RN) in five families where a member developed renal failure, including 3 children who developed both scars and renal failure. Analysis of families in the literature demonstrated similar phenotypic variation and...
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