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End-stage renal disease in tuberous sclerosis complex-polycystic kidney disease contiguous gene syndrome: epidemiology, clinical manifestations and implications for transplantation

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The genetic test was funded by grant NMRC/PPG/KKH12010-Theme3 from the National Medical Research Council, Ministry of Health, Republic of Singapore.

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  1. Department of Renal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Level 3 Academia, 1 Hospital Drive, Outram Road, Singapore, 169608, Singapore

    Cynthia C. Lim, Huizhuan Tan, Sobhana Thangaraju & Marjorie W. Y. Foo

  2. KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Angeline H. M. Lai

  3. Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore

    Angeline H. M. Lai

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Lim, C.C., Tan, H., Thangaraju, S. et al. End-stage renal disease in tuberous sclerosis complex-polycystic kidney disease contiguous gene syndrome: epidemiology, clinical manifestations and implications for transplantation. Int Urol Nephrol 46, 1869–1870 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-014-0735-9

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