A novel apolipoprotein E mutation caused by a five amino acid deletion in a Chinese family with lipoprotein glomerulopathy: a case report

Abstract Background Lipoprotein glomerulopathy (LPG) is a rare kidney disease with a poor prognosis that is related to mutation of the apoE gene. More than 10 variants of apoE associated with LPG have currently been identified. Case presentation A male and his mother presented with proteinuria durin...

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Main Authors: Weiji Xie, Yi Xie, Zhijun Lin, Xiaochang Xu, Yimin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13000-019-0820-6