Association of apolipoprotein E polymorphism with lipoprotein glomerulopathy. Report of 2 cases with a new genotype and comparison of the relative frequencies of apolipoprotein E isoforms in lipoprotein glomerulopathy and in the general population

Nephron

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 266-270

  Kao, Jau Tsuen ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E; Lipoprotein glomerulopathy; Nephrotic syndrome; Polymerase chain reaction; Renal lipidosis

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; GLOMERULOPATHY; GLOMERULUS CAPILLARY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CREATININE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ISOMERISM; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0031889298     PISSN: 00282766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000044933     Document Type: Article

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