The Denys-Drash syndrome is an autosomal recessive congenital disorder characterized by the triad of progressive renal disease, male pseudohermaphroditism, and Wilms tumor. The disorder is caused by heterozygous germline missense mutations in the zinc-finger motife (mainly exon 8 or 9) of the WT1 gene.
Wilms tumor | ||||
Aniridia-Wilms-tumor syndrome | ||||
Denys-Drash syndrome | ||||
WT1 | ||||
Somatic nephroblastoma | ||||
WAGR syndrome | ||||
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van Heyningen V et al. (2007) Raised risk of Wilms tumour in patients with aniridia and submicroscopic WT1 deletion. |
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Orphanet article Orphanet ID 220 |
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OMIM.ORG article Omim 194080 |
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Wikipedia article Wikipedia EN (Denys–Drash_syndrome) |