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Functional analysis of NPHS1 mutations in Japanese patients.
Histology and histopathology - 1 Feb 2014
Miyai Takayuki, Aya Kunihiko, Takaiwa Masanori, Yan Kunimasa, Sado Yoshikazu, Tanaka Hiroyuki, Morishima Tsuneo
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BACKGROUND: Many mutations in the NPHS1 gene were detected among patients with congenital nephrotic syndrome. Functional analysis of those mutations was done with a stable-expression cell line. Nevertheless, establishing such a cell line is time-consuming. METHODS AND RESULTS: We established an easier method using automatic counting software for functional analysis with transient-transfection cells rather than a...
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