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The genetic susceptibility to IgA nephropathy: a novel functional candidate gene for incomplete O-glycosylation of IgA1.
Kidney international - 1 Mar 2007
Narita I, Kaneko Y, Kondo D, Goto S, Sakatsume M, Gejyo F
Abstract excerpt
Incompleteness of O-glycosylation in the IgA1 hinge has been implicated as a central mechanism in the development of IgA nephropathy. Although underglycosylation was reported to be an acquired abnormality, genes for enzymes of O-glycosylation, such as C1GALT1, may be responsible for susceptibilit...
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