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Recurrence of proteinuria 10 years post-transplant in NPHS2-associated focal segmental glomerulosclerosis after conversion from cyclosporin A to sirolimus.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Oct 2006
Höcker Britta, Knüppel Tanja, Waldherr Rüdiger, Schaefer Franz, Weber Stefanie, Tönshoff Burkhard
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the NPHS2 gene, which encodes podocin, are associated with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in childhood. Renal histology frequently presents focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Post-transplant recurrence of proteinuria in patients affected by homozygous or compound heterozygous NPHS2 mutation is encountered rarely (1-2%) compared to 30% recurrence in nonhereditary FSGS. We report on a...
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