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Mutations in NPHS2 in sporadic steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in Chinese children.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 May 2005
Yu Zihua, Ding Jie, Huang Jianping, Yao Yong, Xiao Huijie, Zhang Jingjing, Liu Jingcheng, Yang Jiyun
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BACKGROUND: Since the identification of the NPHS2 gene, various investigators have demonstrated that an NPHS2 mutation is a frequent cause of sporadic steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS), and occurs in 10.5-28% of children with the syndrome. Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) is also the...
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