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Plasma level and genetic variation of apolipoprotein E in patients with lipoprotein glomerulopathy.
Chinese medical journal - 5 Apr 2005
Zhang Bo, Liu Zhi-hong, Zeng Cai-hong, Zheng Jing-min, Chen Hui-ping, Zhou Hong, Li Lei-shi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lipoprotein glomerulopathy (LPG) is a renal disease characterized by thrombus-like lipoproteins in the glomerular capillaries and its abnormal lipoprotein profiles with marked elevation of apolipoprotein E (apoE). In this study, 15 Chinese patients with LPG were involed in exploring the association of the genetic variation and its plasma level in the pathogenesis of LPG. METHODS: A retrospective...
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