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Mutational analysis in podocin-associated hereditary nephrotic syndrome in Polish patients: founder effect in the Kashubian population.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Aug 2013
Lipska Beata S, Balasz-Chmielewska Irena, Morzuch Lucyna, Wasielewski Kacper, Vetter Dominika, Borzecka Halina, Drozdz Dorota, Firszt-Adamczyk Agnieszka, Gacka Ewa, Jarmolinski Tomasz, Ksiazek Joanna, Kuzma-Mroczkowska Elzbieta, Litwin Mieczyslaw, Medynska Anna, Silska Magdalena, Szczepanska Maria, Tkaczyk Marcin, Wasilewska Anna, Schaefer Franz, Zurowska Aleksandra, Limon Janusz
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary nephrotic syndrome is caused by mutations in a number of different genes, the most common being NPHS2. The aim of the study was to identify the spectrum of NPHS2 mutations in Polish patients with the disease. A total of 141 children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) were enrolled in the study. Mutational analysis included the entire coding sequence and intron boundaries of the NPHS2...
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