Medullary cystic kidney disease 2 is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations of the UMOD gene. It is characterized by renal cysts at the corticomedullary junction and hyperurecemia.
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Hart TC et al. (2002) Mutations of the UMOD gene are responsible for medullary cystic kidney disease 2 and familial juvenile hyperuricaemic nephropathy.
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Rampoldi L et al. (2003) Allelism of MCKD, FJHN and GCKD caused by impairment of uromodulin export dynamics.
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Wolf MT et al. (2004) Telomeric refinement of the MCKD1 locus on chromosome 1q21.
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Scolari F et al. (1999) Identification of a new locus for medullary cystic disease, on chromosome 16p12.
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OMIM.ORG article Omim 603860
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