The genetics of primary vesico-ureteric reflux

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 337-345

  Eccles, M R ^a   Jacobs, G H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Kidney damage; Pyelonephritis; Reflux nephropathy; Ureter development; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BLADDER; CHROMOSOME MAP; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE MODEL; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; URETER; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URETER; URINARY BLADDER; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0034181250     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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