Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome: impact of genetic testing

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Mutations in several genes are known to cause steroid-resistant nephrotic syndome (SRNS), most commonly in NPHS1, NPHS2, and WT1. Our aims were to determine the frequency of mutations in these genes in children with SRNS, the response of patients with SRNS to various immun...

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Main Authors: Jameela A. Kari, Sherif M. El-Desoky, Mamdooh Gari, Khalid Malik, Virginia Vega-Warner, Svjetlana Lovric, Detlef Bockenhauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2013-11-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2013.533