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Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Associated with Mitochondrial Cytopathy: Report of Two Cases with Special Emphasis on Podocytes
1 Nov 2005
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We report two children with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) associated with mitochondrial cytopathy (MC). Case 1 was diagnosed as MC with the findings of ptosis, ophthalmoplegia, failure to thrive, high serum lactate and pyruvate levels, ragged red fibers in muscle biopsy and the common 4.9 kb deletion in mtDNA when she was four years old. She subsequently developed FSGS four years later. Case 2 was a...
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