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[NPHS2 Mutation analysis study in children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome].
Revista chilena de pediatria - 1 Jan 2000
Azocar Marta, Vega Álvaro, Farfán Mauricio, Cano Francisco
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Podocin is a protein located in the glomerular slit diaphragm where it takes part in the regulation of glomerular filtration. Mutations of the NPHS2 gene that codes podocin are the main cause of autosomal recessive steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS). OBJECTIVES: To identify the NPHS2 mutations in Chilean children with SRNS, and to determine the prevalence of the most common variants in a...
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