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A novel mutation ApoE2 Kurashiki (R158P) in a patient with lipoprotein glomerulopathy.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 1 Jan 2011
Tokura Takehiko, Itano Seiji, Kobayashi Shinya, Kuwabara Atsunori, Fujimoto Sohachi, Horike Hideyuki, Satoh Minoru, Komai Norio, Tomita Naruya, Matsunaga Akira, Saito Takao, Sasaki Tamaki, Kashihara Naoki
Abstract excerpt
Lipoprotein glomerulopathy (LPG) is a rare glomerulopathy caused by lipoprotein thrombi. In almost all cases of LPG, several apolipoprotein (apo) E mutations were reported. Here, we present a case of LPG caused by a novel mutation that we named ApoE2 Kurashiki, which substitutes arginine with proline at apoE codon 158. ApoE2 polymorphism is well known for its relationship to type III hyperlipoproteinemia, and the...
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