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ReviewNature reviews. Nephrology2025

A guide to gene-disease relationships in nephrology.

Zornitza Stark, Alicia B Byrne, Matthew G Sampson, Rachel Lennon, Andrew J Mallett

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Review in Nature reviews. Nephrology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
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  3. Fifty Shades of Risk: Population Studies and the Genetic Architecture of Kidney Diseases.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2026
    Review
  4. Chronic Kidney Disease of unexplained cause (CKDx): a consensus statement by the Genes & Kidney Working Group of the ERA.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Zornitza StarkClinGen, Boston, MA, USA. zornitza.stark@vcgs.org.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8640-1371
Alicia B ByrneClinGen, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8141-1818
Matthew G SampsonClinGen, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9560-076X
Rachel LennonClinGen, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6400-0227
Andrew J MallettClinGen, Boston, MA, USA. Andrew.Mallett@health.qld.gov.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8752-2551

Funding

ClinGen AI Data Delivery SupplementU24HG006834 · NHGRI · BROAD INSTITUTE, INC. · PI Marina DiStefano, CHRISTA LESE MARTIN · 2021 to 2026
$26.7M
NHGRI NIH HHS U24 HG006834
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of next-generation sequencing technologies such as exome and genome sequencing in research and clinical care has transformed our understanding of the molecular architecture of genetic kidney diseases. Although the capability to identify and rigorously assess genetic variants and their relationship to disease has advanced considerably in the past decade, the curation of clinically relevant relationships between genes and specific phenotypes has received less attention, despite it underpinning accurate interpretation of genomic tests. Here, we discuss the need to accurately define gene-disease relationships in nephrology and provide a framework for appraising genetic and experimental evidence critically. We describe existing international programmes that provide expert curation of gene-disease relationships and discuss sources of discrepancy as well as efforts at harmonization. Further, we highlight the need for alignment of disease and phenotype terminology to ensure robust and reproducible curation of knowledge. These collective efforts to support evidence-based translation of genomic sequencing into practice across clinical, diagnostic and research settings are crucial for delivering the promise of precision medicine in nephrology, providing more patients with timely diagnoses, accurate prognostic information and access to targeted treatments.

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Kidney DiseasesNephrologyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansPhenotypePrecision Medicine

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PMID39443743
PMCPMC12093060

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