Genetic Kidney Diseases: Single Gene Defects Represent Opportunities For Diagnosis And Treatment

Genetic Kidney Diseases: Single Gene Defects Represent Opportunities For Diagnosis And Treatment
The first paper in The Lancet series on Renal Medicine is written by professor Friedhelm Hildebrandt, Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. It discusses genetic kidney diseases, and highlights that lately many such diseases have been shown to be single gene defects. According to the author, knowledge of a disease-causing mutation in a …

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