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Variants of C1GALT1 gene are associated with the genetic susceptibility to IgA nephropathy.
Kidney international - 1 Mar 2007
Li G-S, Zhang H, Lv J-C, Shen Y, Wang H-Y
Abstract excerpt
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a polygenic disorder and the precise role of genetic factors remains elusive. Increasing evidences have implicated the aberrant galactosylation of IgA1 molecules in the pathogenesis of IgAN. The galactosyltransferase, core 1 beta3-Gal-T, and its chaperone, Cosmc, play important roles in beta1,3 glycosylation of IgA1 molecule. A case-control association study was performed to investigate...
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