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Review
. 2016 Feb 2;5(1):14.
doi: 10.3390/pathogens5010014.

Genetic Variations in Vesicoureteral Reflux Sequelae

David S Hains  1 , Andrew L Schwaderer  2
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Review

Genetic Variations in Vesicoureteral Reflux Sequelae

David S Hains et al. Pathogens. .

Abstract

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a common condition in children. Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) represents a common associated condition with childhood UTI. UTI susceptibility appears to have a genetic component based on family and UTI cohort studies. Targeted analysis of innate immune system genetic variations indicate that these variations are important in UTI susceptibility. In this overview, we discuss how current cohorts and genetic strategies can be implemented to discover new susceptibility loci in patients with UTI.

Keywords: copy number variations; genetics; urinary tract infections; vesicoureteral reflux.

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Comparative Genomic Hybridization. (A) Equal amounts test and reference DNA samples are labeled respectively and mixed; (B) Mixture is applied to an array and allowed to hybridize; (C) Red and green signal intensity is detected and mapped to genome location; (D) Software clusters high and low intensity probes according to log2 intensity ratio of test to reference; (E) Example of a number of probes representing a copy number loss in test sample.
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