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NPHS2 mutation analysis and primary nephrotic syndrome in southern Indians.
Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) - 1 Jul 2014
Jaffer Asra, Unnisa Wali, Raju D S B, Jahan Parveen
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AIM: Nephrotic syndrome is one of the most commonly diagnosed primary kidney diseases and its progressive forms can lead to chronic kidney disease and or end-stage renal disease. Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome is defined by resistance to standard steroid therapy and it remains one of the most intractable causes of kidney failure. Mutations in NPHS2, which encodes for podocin, an integral membrane protein of...
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