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Specific podocin mutations correlate with age of onset in steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Feb 2008
Hinkes Bernward, Vlangos Christopher, Heeringa Saskia, Mucha Bettina, Gbadegesin Rasheed, Liu Jinhong, Hasselbacher Katrin, Ozaltin Fatih, Hildebrandt Friedhelm
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the gene encoding podocin (NPHS2) cause autosomal recessive steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS). For addressing the possibility of a genotype-phenotype correlation between podocin mutations and age of onset, a worldwide cohort of 430 patients from 404 different families with...
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