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Spectrum of early onset nephrotic syndrome associated with WT1 missense mutations.
Kidney international - 1 Jun 1998
Schumacher V, Schärer K, Wühl E, Altrogge H, Bonzel K E, Guschmann M, Neuhaus T J, Pollastro R M, Kuwertz-Bröking E, Bulla M, Tondera A M, Mundel P, Helmchen U, Waldherr R, Weirich A, Royer-Pokora B
Abstract excerpt
We investigated 17 children with nephrotic syndrome (NS) of early onset (14 aged < 1 year) and rapid progression to end-stage renal disease for the presence of mutations in the Wilms' tumor suppressor gene WT1 on chromosome 11. In eight children (7 genotypic males) an association with Wilms' tumor and/or ambiguous genitalia (Denys-Drash syndrome) was observed. In these eight and two additional female patients...
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