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Secondary focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis associated with single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the genes encoding complement factor H and C3.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Aug 2012
Sethi Sanjeev, Fervenza Fernando C, Zhang Yuzhou, Smith Richard J H
Abstract excerpt
Genetic causes of focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) typically involve mutations and allele variants of genes expressed in podocytes or, more rarely, glomerular basement membranes. In this report, we describe a 60-year-old woman with chronic kidney disease whose kidney biopsy showed FSGS. Immunoglobulins and C3 were undetectable in immunofluorescence studies. Electron microscopy showed subendothelial...
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