Screening of genes involved in congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT)

Abstract

IntroductionCongenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract account for almost 0,5% of all pregnancies and are the most often cause of chronic kidney disease in infants and young children. About 30-40% of children with chronic renal disease or end stage renal disease have congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract. One of the most frequent is vesico-ureteric reflux (VUR), which is often accompanied by renal hypodysplasia (VUR-RHD). To date, the heritability and the pathogenesis of these anomalies has not been established. ROBO2 gene is involved during nephrogenesis at the early stage of the ureteric bud induction. However, in the literature it is not clear if the gene is implicated in the pathogenesis of VUR.ObjectivesThe aim of the present study is to evaluate the presence of sequence variations in the ROBO2 gene in children with VUR and VUR-RHD. In silico evaluation was also performed for factors that can epigenetically affect the gene’s expression.Materials and MethodsA total ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/29296
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/29296
ND
29296
Alternative title
Μελέτη γονιδίων που εμπλέκονται στις συγγενείς ανωμαλίες του ουροποιητικού (CAKUT)
Author
Mitsioni, Artemis (Father's name: Grigorios)
Date
2012
Degree Grantor
University of Ioannina
Committee members
Γεωργίου Ιωάννης
Σιαμοπούλου-Μαυρίδου Αντιγόνη
Σιαμόπουλος Κωνσταντίνος
Σοφικίτης Νικόλαος
Τζούφη Μερόπη
Μπαλτογιάννης Δημήτριος
Σιώμου Αικατερίνη
Discipline
Medical and Health SciencesBasic Medicine
Medical and Health SciencesClinical Medicine
Keywords
Congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract; ROBO2 gene; Mutations; Nephrogenesis; Vesicoureteric reflux; Renal hypoplasia/dysplasia; Bioinformatic analysis
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
150 σ., im., tbls., fig., ch.
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