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Serum glomerular permeability activity in patients with podocin mutations (NPHS2) and steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jul 2002
Carraro Michele, Caridi Gianluca, Bruschi Maurizio, Artero Mary, Bertelli Roberta, Zennaro Cristina, Musante Luca, Candiano Giovanni, Perfumo Francesco, Ghiggeri Gian Marco
Abstract excerpt
A plasma factor displaying permeability activity in vitro and possibly determining proteinuria has been hypothesized in idiopathic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). In vitro permeability activity (P(alb)) was determined in sera of five patients with autosomal recessive steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (NPHS2), an inherited condition indistinguishable from idiopathic FSGS on clinical grounds, but in...
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