No pathogenic mutations in the uroplakin III gene of 25 patients with primary vesicoureteral reflux

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 2 I, 2004, Pages 931-932

  Giltay, Jacques C ^a   Van De Meerakker, Judith ^b   Van Amstel, Hans Kristian Ploos ^b   De Jong, Tom P V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bladder; Genetics; Ureter; Uroplakin III; Vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; DNA; PROLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROPLAKIN; UROPLAKIN III;

ARTICLE; BLADDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DNA DETERMINATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0346498107     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000094802.50650.3d     Document Type: Article

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