[Mutations in NPHS2 in familial steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome in Southern Chinese Han ethnic group].

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OBJECTIVE: Mutations in NPHS2 mapped to 1q25-q31 and encoding podocin, which is exclusively expressed in glomerular podocytes, are responsible for autosomal recessive familial steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) with minor glomerular abnormalities or focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Different groups from European and North American countries have screened NPHS2 mutations in familial SRNS with recessive...

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