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Role of nephrin in cell junction formation in human nephrogenesis.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Dec 2000
Ruotsalainen V, Patrakka J, Tissari P, Reponen P, Hess M, Kestilä M, Holmberg C, Salonen R, Heikinheimo M, Wartiovaara J, Tryggvason K, Jalanko H
Abstract excerpt
Nephrin is a cell adhesion protein located at the slit diaphragm area of glomerular podocytes. Mutations in nephrin-coding gene (NPHS1) cause congenital nephrotic syndrome (NPHS1). We studied the developmental expression of nephrin, ZO-1 and P-cadherin in normal fetal kidneys and in NPHS1 kidneys. We used in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry at light and electron microscopic levels. Nephrin and zonula...
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