Genetics, clinical and pathological features of glomerulonephrites associated with mutations of nonmuscle myosin IIA (Fechtner syndrome)

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 95-104

  Ghiggeri, Gian Marco ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Caridi, Gianluca ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Magrini, Umberto ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Sessa, Adalberto ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Savoia, Anna ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Seri, Marco ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Pecci, Alessandro ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Romagnoli, Roberta ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Gangarossa, Simone ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Noris, Patrizia ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Sartore, Saverio ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Necchi, Vittorio ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Ravazzolo, Roberto ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Balduini, Carlo L ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c TELETHON INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND MEDICINE TIGEM   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^f Ctr of Muscle Biol/Physiopathol ^*  (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alport like syndrome; Fechtner syndrome (FTNS); Inherited glomerulonephrites; Nonmuscle myosin; Podocin

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN IIA;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPITHELIUM; FAMILY; FECHTNER SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HAPLOTYPE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TUBULE; LEUKOCYTE DISORDER; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATION; PODOCYTE; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEINURIA; SEGREGATION DISTORTION; STAINING; THROMBOCYTE ANOMALY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0037225967     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2003.50028     Document Type: Article

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