Gene hunters target child kidney failure

Researchers are zeroing in on the genetic abnormalities predisposing to vesicoureteric reflux (VUR), one of the most common causes of urinary tract infections and kidney failure in children, reports a study in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). 'In this study, we accomplished a very critical step towards the identification of the VUR gene,' says Ali G. Gharavi, MD (Columbia University, New York)...

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