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Mutation spectrum in the nephrin gene (NPHS1) in congenital nephrotic syndrome.
Human mutation - 1 May 2001
Beltcheva O, Martin P, Lenkkeri U, Tryggvason K
Abstract excerpt
Congenital nephrotic syndrome, Finnish type (CNF or NPHS1), is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by massive proteinuria and development of nephrotic syndrome shortly after birth. The disease is most common in Finland, but many patients have been identified in other populations. The disease is caused by mutations in the gene for nephrin which is a key component of the glomerual ultrafilter, the podocyte...
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