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Evidence that NPHS2-R229Q predisposes to proteinuria and renal failure in familial hematuria.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Apr 2012
Voskarides Konstantinos, Arsali Maria, Athanasiou Yiannis, Elia Avraam, Pierides Alkis, Deltas Constantinos
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BACKGROUND: Familial hematuria (FH) is associated with at least two pathological entities: thin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN), caused by heterozygous COL4A3/COL4A4 mutations, and C3 nephropathy caused by CFHR5 mutations. It is now known that TBMN patients develop proteinuria and changes of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis when biopsied. End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is observed in 20% of carriers, at...
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