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A rare cause of childhood-onset nephrotic syndrome: lipoprotein glomerulopathy.
Clinical nephrology - 1 Sept 2012
Liao Min-Tser, Tsai I-Jung, Cheng Hui-Teng, Lin Wei-Chou, Chang Yen-Wen, Lin Yi-Heng, Tsau Yong-Kwei
Abstract excerpt
We report on a 12-year-old female patient with lipoprotein glomerulopathy (LPG) who was proven to be heterozygous for ApoE2 Kyoto (Arg25Cys). Her family members have the same variant but do not have obvious signs of renal function impairment. Six months of treatment with a statin caused significa...
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