Article
A founder haplotype of APOE-Sendai mutation associated with lipoprotein glomerulopathy.
Journal of human genetics - 1 May 2013
Toyota Kentaro, Hashimoto Taeko, Ogino Daisuke, Matsunaga Akira, Ito Minoru, Masakane Ikuto, Degawa Noriyuki, Sato Hiroshi, Shirai Sayuri, Umetsu Kazuo, Tamiya Gen, Saito Takao, Hayasaka Kiyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Lipoprotein glomerulopathy (LPG) is a hereditary disease characterized by lipoprotein thrombi in the glomerulus, hyperlipoproteinemia, and a marked increase in serum apolipoprotein E (APOE). More than 12 APOE mutations have been identified as causes of LPG, and APOE-Sendai (Arg145Pro) mutation was frequently detected in patients from the eastern part of Japan including Yamagata prefecture. Recently, effective...
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