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Benign Familial Hematuria
A urinary system disease characterized by the presence of blood in the urine, thinning of the glomerular basement membrane and normal renal function that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the COL4A3 gene or the COL4A
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Overview
A urinary system disease characterized by the presence of blood in the urine, thinning of the glomerular basement membrane and normal renal function that is caused by heterozygous mutation in the COL4A3 gene or the COL4A
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