Familial fibronectin glomerulopathy: Analysis of chromosome 1q32 and uteroglobin gene loci in a large New Zealand family

Nephrology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 191-197

  Walker, Robert ^a   Dixon, Stephen ^a   Ruger, Beate ^a   Davis, Paul ^a   Hildebrant, Friedhelm ^b   Kremer, Mathias ^b   Eccles, Michael ^a   Mcnoe, Leslie ^a   Watson, Michael ^c   Reid, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chromosome 1q32; Familial nephropathy; Fibronectin deposits; Uteroglobin gene

Indexed keywords

EID: 28644450677     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1797.2001.00062.x     Document Type: Article

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