Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis associated with maternally inherited diabetes and deafness: Clinical pathological analysis

• Main Authors: Xue-Ying Cao (Author), Ri-Bao Wei (Author), Yuan-Da Wang (Author), Xue-Guang Zhang (Author), Li Tang (Author), Xiang-Mei Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Maternally inherited diabetes and deafness (MIDD), which is caused by an A to G substitution at position 3243 (m.3243A>G) in the transfer ribonucleic acid leucine gene, is characterized by diabetes and hearing loss. Patients with MIDD frequently have renal disease, which may precede the diagnosis...