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Rare Variants in the Complement Factor H-Related Protein 5 Gene Contribute to Genetic Susceptibility to IgA Nephropathy.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Sept 2016
Zhai Ya-Ling, Meng Si-Jun, Zhu Li, Shi Su-Fang, Wang Su-Xia, Liu Li-Jun, Lv Ji-Cheng, Yu Feng, Zhao Ming-Hui, Zhang Hong
Abstract excerpt
A recent genome-wide association study of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) identified 1q32, which contains multiple complement regulatory genes, including the complement factor H (CFH) gene and the complement factor H-related (CFHRs) genes, as an IgAN susceptibility locus. Abnormal complement activation caused by a mutation in CFHR5 was shown to cause CFHR5 nephropathy, which shares many characteristics with IgAN. To...
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