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Table. Molecular Genetic Features of the Nephronophthisis–Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease Complex

Table. Molecular Genetic Features of the Nephronophthisis–Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease Complex

Disease	Inheritance	Chromosome	Gene, Protein	Genetic Defect
NPH1	Autosomal recessive	2q13	NPHP1, nephrocystin-1	Homozygous deletion, heterozygous deletion
NPH2	Autosomal recessive	9q31	NPHP2/INV, inversin	Recessive mutations
NPH3	Autosomal recessive	3q22	NPHP3, nephrocystin-3	Recessive mutations
NPH4	Autosomal recessive	1p36	NPHP4, nephroretinin	Point mutations
NPH5	Autosomal recessive	3q21	NPHP5, nephrocystin-5	Truncations
NPH6	Autosomal recessive	12q21	NPHP6, nephrocystin-6	Truncations
NPH7	Autosomal recessive	16p	NPHP7, nephrocystin-7	Unknown
NPH8	Autosomal recessive	16p	NPHP8, nephrocystin-8	Truncations, missense
NPH9	Autosomal recessive	17q11	NPHP9, nephrocystin-9	Missense
NPH11	Autosomal recessive	8q22.1	NPHP11, nephrocystin-11	Missense
NPH1L	Autosomal recessive	22q13	Nephrocystin-1L	Deletion
MCKD1	Autosomal dominant	1q21	MUC1, mucin1	Missense
MCKD2	Autosomal dominant	16p12*	UMOD, Uromodulin	Missense
*Co-localizes with familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy.

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Prasad Devarajan, MD, FAAP Louise M Williams Endowed Chair in Pediatrics, Professor of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Director of Nephrology and Hypertension, Director of the Nephrology Fellowship Program, Medical Director of the Kidney Stone Center, Co-Director of the Institutional Office of Pediatric Clinical Fellowships, Director of Clinical Nephrology Laboratory, CEO of Dialysis Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Prasad Devarajan, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Heart Association, American Society of Nephrology, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, National Kidney Foundation, Society for Pediatric Research

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Mary L Windle, PharmD Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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Frederick J Kaskel, MD, PhD Director of the Division and Training Program in Pediatric Nephrology, Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein School of Medicine

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Craig B Langman, MD The Isaac A Abt, MD, Professor of Kidney Diseases, Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine; Division Head of Kidney Diseases, The Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

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Deogracias Pena, MD Medical Director of Dialysis, Medical Director of Pediatric Nephrology and Transplantation, Cook Children's Medical Center; Clinical Associate Professor, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L Foster School of Medicine; Medical Director of Pediatric Nephrology, Florida Hospital for Children

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