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Familial focal segmental glomerulosclerosis associated with a WT1 gene missense mutation: A case report.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association - 1 Jan 2024
Ko Yun Jung, Rhie Seonkyeong, Baek Jihyun, Seo Go Hun, Lee So-Young
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Focal s egmental glomerulosclerosis (F SGS) can cause protei nuria and loss o f k idney fun ction, leading to e ndstage renal di s ease (ESRD). Podocyte injury is the ce ntral pathophysiologi cal mechanis m of hereditary FSGS. Numerous mutations in genes e ncoding or affe cting the transcriptional regulation of podocyte cell compar tments have been detected in patients with genetic FSGS. Herein, we report a rare...
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