The genetics of primary, nonsyndromic vesicoureteral reflux

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 336-342

  Carvas, Fernando ^a   Silva, Andres ^a   Nguyen, Hiep T ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome; Gene; Genetics; Genome; Linkage analysis; Vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; LOD SCORE; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 77953612082     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e328339b739     Document Type: Review

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