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Familial steroid-sensitive idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: seven cases from three families in China.
Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - 1 May 2013
Xia Yonghui, Mao Jianhua, Jin Xia, Wang Wenjing, Du Lizhong, Liu Aimin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Familial steroid-sensitive idiopathic nephrotic syndrome is rare, and only approximately 3% of patients have affected siblings. METHODS: Herein, we report seven cases of patients with steroid-sensitive idiopathic nephrotic syndrome from three Chinese families. Mutational screening of the Nphs2 gene was performed in all the patients. RESULTS: All seven of the familial steroid-sensitive idiopathic...
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