Study of the association between the BMP4 gene and congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract

Objective: to determine the frequency of different phenotypes for congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) in a Brazilian sample, and to evaluate the association between the CAKUT phenotypes and the BMP4 gene. Methods: in this study, 457 Brazilian individuals were analyzed in an...

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Main Authors: Geisilaine Soares dos Reis, Ana Cristina Simões e Silva, Izabella Silva Freitas, Thiago Ramos Heilbuth, Luiz Armando de Marco, Eduardo Araújo Oliveira, Débora Marques Miranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755713001745