A case of Denys-Drash syndrome with prophylactic bilateral nephrectomy

Japanese Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 42-46

  Yamamoto, Katsusuke ^c   Santo, Yoko ^b   Satomura, Kenichi ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Denys Drash syndrome; Mutation; WT1 gene

Indexed keywords

WT1 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTORCHISM; DENYS DRASH SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOSPADIAS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHROBLASTOMA; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEINURIA;

DENYS-DRASH SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; POINT MUTATION; RISK; WILMS TUMOR; WT1 PROTEINS;

EID: 0344837784     PISSN: 03852385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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