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Variants of the ST6GALNAC2 promoter influence transcriptional activity and contribute to genetic susceptibility to IgA nephropathy.
Human mutation - 1 Oct 2007
Li Gui-Sen, Zhu Li, Zhang Hong, Lv Ji-Cheng, Ding Jia-Xiang, Zhao Ming-Hui, Shen Yan, Wang Hai-Yan
Abstract excerpt
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a polygenic disorder. Increasing evidence has implicated that aberrant glycosylation of IgA1 molecules, including alpha2,6 sialic acid defects, are involved in the pathogenesis of IgAN. In the present study, we designed an association study to investigate polymorphisms o...
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