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TRPC6 gene variants in Turkish children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Jan 2012
Mir Sevgi, Yavascan Onder, Berdeli Afig, Sozeri Betul
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS), a considerable number of patient progress to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), despite aggressive therapy. The latest advance in familial focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) has been the discovery of a mutant form of canonical transient receptor potential channel 6 (TRPC6) leading to FSGS through unclear mechanisms. The aim of this study is to screen...
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