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Lipoprotein glomerulopathy with a novel apolipoprotein E variant, APOE Kanto (Asp 151dup).
CEN case reports - 1 Apr 2025
Yokochi Akio, Matsunaga Akira, Kanemoto Keiko, Tominaga Naoto, Uda Susumu, Saito Takao
Abstract excerpt
A 33-year-old Japanese man was admitted for possible kidney disease because of massive proteinuria. Laboratory findings were characterized by marked urinary protein of 4.7 g/day and high-serum triglyceride levels of 266 mg/dL. Renal biopsy revealed segmental proliferation in the mesangium and lipoprotein thrombi in the glomerular capillary. These results suggested that the diagnosis was lipoprotein glomerulopathy...
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- Humans
- Male
- Adult
- Apolipoproteins E
- Kidney Diseases
- Proteinuria
- Mutation
