Czech scientists uncover gene responsible for kidney disease

Czech scientists have uncovered the **genetic basis** of a rare hereditary **kidney disease** and they presented the discovery to journalists at a press conference today. The disease is caused by the change of the gene responsible for the production of **renin** which also plays an important role in the regulation of high **blood pressure**, Stanislav Kmoch, head of a team of researchers from the Institute of Inherited Metabolic Defects of Prague's Charles University First Medical Faculty, told CTK. "ČeskéNoviny.cz":[ http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/veda_a_technika/zpravy/cesti-vedci-objevili-gen-zodpovedny-za-zavazne-onemocneni-ledvin/393327?id=393341]

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