Browsing by Subject "Genetic"
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Autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease (ADTKD) in Ireland.
(2019)Introduction: Autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease (ADTKD) is a rare genetic cause of renal impairment resulting from mutations in the MUC1, UMOD, HNF1B, REN, and SEC61A1 genes. Neither the national or ... -
Genetic Epidemiology and Cognitive Endophenotyping in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2021)Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive debilitating and ultimately fatal neurodegenerative disorder affecting both upper (UMN) and lower (LMN) motor neurons. While it has been long known to exist on a spectrum ... -
Genotypic and phenotypic insights into an Irish axial spondyloarthritis cohort
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2024)Axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) encompasses a group of closely related chronic inflammatory conditions which primarily affect the lumbar spine. The prototypic presentation of the disease is ankylosing spondylitis, which ... -
Lack of association between angiotensin-converting enzyme genotype and muscle strength in Peruvian older people
(2020)Aging can be associated with decreasing muscle strength, and related factors are comorbidities, sex, physical activity, and possibly genetic factors. Among genetic factors the renin-angiotensin system is of interest, but ... -
TNXB mutations can cause vesicoureteral reflux.
(2013)Primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is the most common congenital anomaly of the kidney and the urinary tract, and it is a major risk factor for pyelonephritic scarring and CKD in children. Although twin studies support ...