Genetic Link to Kidney Stones Identified

A new breakthrough could help kidney stone sufferers get an exact diagnosis and specific treatment after genetic links to the condition were identified.

Academics from Newcastle and Harvard universities have found that many cases of kidney stones have a genetic cause- meaning that specific early treatments can be given and other family members can be screened for the disease.

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2014/10/genetic-link-kidney-stones-identified

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