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. 1974 May;49(5):390-3.
doi: 10.1136/adc.49.5.390.

Familial incidence of bifid and double ureters

J D Atwell, P L Cook, C J Howell, I Hyde, B C Parker

Familial incidence of bifid and double ureters

J D Atwell et al. Arch Dis Child. 1974 May.

Abstract

The incidence of a duplex urinary tract was determined in the parents and sibs of 30 index patients with either unilateral or bilateral bifid or double ureters. Our results support the hypothesis that a duplex urinary tract is inherited by an autosomal dominant gene of variable penetrance. Routine screening by limited intravenous pyelography of sibs of index patients is recommended in order to detect a duplex urinary tract before the onset of complications.

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