Wang, Yan-gong
Sun, Shu-ping
Qiu, Yi-ling
Xing, Qing-he http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0593-9354
Lu, Wei
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (81472873, 81472873, 81071287, 31371274)
Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (14DJ1400100)
National Key Research and Development Plan for Stem Cell and Transformation Research (2017YFA0104202)
Article History
Received: 18 August 2017
Accepted: 24 July 2018
First Online: 7 August 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: We informed the patients about this study in advance. We collected clinical and medical data from all family members, including demographic, hearing, and imaging information, and color doppler ultrasound results for the kidney. The patients were aware that their test results and images of the abnormal parts would be used in the study and subsequent publications. We have concealed the eyes to protect patient privacy in the relevant images. All participants including those guardians of six kids under 16 years old signed the informed consent form in duplicate. We also received the agreement from the Medical Research Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University. We confirm that all methods were performed according to the relevant guidelines and regulations.
: All the family members in this pedigree consented for publication of their screened face photographs, family relationship, and clinical and genetic test results. The guardians of six children under 16 years of age in this family were informed of these experiments, and their consent was obtained for the publication of their data and pictures.
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