Bilateral renal agenesis in 2 male sibs born to consanguineous parents.
Two boys with bilateral agenesis of kidneys and ureters were the product of a consanguineous marriage. This family and previous reports of familial bilateral renal agenesis support the supposition that a minor proportion of cases of BRA is caused by the homozygous state of an autosomal recessive gene.
D003241:Consanguinity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities*