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Lipoprotein glomerulopathy may provide a key to unlock the puzzles of renal lipidosis.
Kidney international - 1 Feb 2014
Saito Takao, Matsunaga Akira
Abstract excerpt
Lipoprotein glomerulopathy is an inherited renal disease characterized by unique lipoprotein thrombi in the glomerulus and is associated with the APOE mutation. Hu and colleagues investigated the genetic and clinical features of a large group of patients with lipoprotein glomerulopathy who carried APOE Kyoto, a major APOE variant. Their findings suggest its descent through a founder effect. Fibrate therapy in...
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