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Mutations in PAX2 associate with adult-onset FSGS.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Sept 2014
Barua Moumita, Stellacci Emilia, Stella Lorenzo, Weins Astrid, Genovese Giulio, Muto Valentina, Caputo Viviana, Toka Hakan R, Charoonratana Victoria T, Tartaglia Marco, Pollak Martin R
Abstract excerpt
FSGS is characterized by the presence of partial sclerosis of some but not all glomeruli. Studies of familial FSGS have been instrumental in identifying podocytes as critical elements in maintaining glomerular function, but underlying mutations have not been identified for all forms of this genetically heterogeneous condition. Here, exome sequencing in members of an index family with dominant FSGS revealed a...
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