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New insights into the pathogenesis and the therapy of recurrent focal glomerulosclerosis.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons - 1 Jun 2005
Vincenti Flavio, Ghiggeri Gian Marco
Abstract excerpt
Recurrent focal glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) in renal allografts has remained a frustrating and enigmatic disease. Recent studies on gene mutations encoding podocin and other components of the slit-diaphragm in patients with native kidney nephrotic syndrome have underscored the heterogenecity of the idiopathic form of FSGS. While familial FSGS rarely recurs following transplantation, the sporadic variety of FSGS is...
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