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Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and clinical course in childhood nephrotic syndrome.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Mar 2003
Kim Sung-Do, Kim Il-Soo, Lee Byung-Cheol, Choi Kang-Duk, Chung Joo-Ho, Ihm Chun-Gyoo, Cho Byoung-Soo
Abstract excerpt
Numerous studies have reported on the role of apolipoprotein E (apoE) polymorphism in the progression of diseases associated with lipid abnormalities. However, few studies have been performed to date on the relationship between apoE polymorphism and childhood nephrotic syndrome (NS). In the present study, we evaluated the allelic and genotypic frequencies of the apoE gene and the possible association between the...
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