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Late onset of familial nephrotic syndrome associated with a compound heterozygous mutation of the podocin-encoding gene.
Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) - 1 Dec 2005
Ardiles Leopoldo G, Carrasco Alejandra E, Carpio Juan D, Mezzano Sergio A
Abstract excerpt
A case of two young adult brothers with nephrotic syndrome secondary to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is reported. Steroid resistance prompted us to perform genetic studies. These showed a compound heterozygous mutation of NPHS2, the gene encoding podocin. It was composed of a missense mutation in exon 7 (A284V) and the non-neutral polymorphism R229Q in exon 5. We review literature supporting the genetic...
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