The glomerular filter: Biologic and genetic complexity

Kidney International

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 980-982

  Dandapani, S V ^a   Pollak, M R ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HIM 534 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; FERRITIN; LAMININ; NEPHRIN; PODOCIN; PROTEIN LAMB 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WT1 PROTEIN;

ALPORT SYNDROME; CONGENITAL NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; ENDOTHELIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; GLOMERULAR DYSFUNCTION; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; NEPHROSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PODOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; REVIEW; TRANSGENE;

EID: 33748424685     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001801     Document Type: Note

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