Genetics of hypercalciuric nephrolithiasis: renal stone disease.

Renal stone disease (nephrolithiasis) affects 5% of adults and is often associated with hypercalciuria. Hypercalciuric nephrolithiasis is a familial disorder in more than 35% of patients, and may occur as a monogenic disorder, or as a polygenic trait involving 3 to 5 susceptibility loci in man and r...

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Main Authors: Stechman, M, Loh, N, Thakker, R
Format: Conference item
Published: 2007