Glomerular expression of nephrin is decreased in acquired human nephrotic syndrome

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1234-1237

  Furness, Peter N ^a,b   Hall, Leon L ^a   Shaw, Jacqui A ^a   Pringle, J Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Glomerulus; Nephrin; Nephrotic syndrome; Slit diaphragm

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; NEPHRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GLOMERULUS; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BASE SEQUENCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0032893688     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/14.5.1234     Document Type: Article

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