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A novel CFHR5 mutation associated with C3 glomerulonephritis in a Turkish girl.
Journal of nephrology - 1 Aug 2014
Besbas Nesrin, Gulhan Bora, Gucer Safak, Korkmaz Emine, Ozaltin Fatih
Abstract excerpt
C3 glomerulopathy defines a subgroup of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) characterized by complement 3 (C3)-positive, immunoglobulin-negative deposits in immunofluorescence microscopy. It comprises 3 clinical conditions: dense deposit disease, C3 glomerulonephritis, and complement factor H-related 5 (CFHR5) nephropathy. Mutations in genes encoding regulatory proteins of the alternative complement...
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