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NPHS2 variation in sporadic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Nov 2007
McKenzie Louise M, Hendrickson Sher L, Briggs William A, Dart Richard A, Korbet Stephen M, Mokrzycki Michelle H, Kimmel Paul L, Ahuja Tejinder S, Berns Jeffrey S, Simon Eric E, Smith Michael C, Trachtman Howard, Michel Donna M, Schelling Jeffrey R, Cho Monique, Zhou Yu C, Binns-Roemer Elizabeth, Kirk Gregory D, Kopp Jeffrey B, Winkler Cheryl A
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in NPHS2, the gene that encodes podocin, are well-established causes of both familial and sporadic steroid-resistant focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) in the pediatric population, but have not been well-characterized in late-onset disease. To investigate the role of NPHS2 polymorphisms in sporadic cases of late-onset FSGS, we studied 377 biopsy-confirmed FSGS cases and 919 controls. We...
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