Using population genetics to interrogate the monogenic nephrotic syndrome diagnosis in a case cohort

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1970-1983

  Sampson, Matthew G ^a   Gillies, Christopher E ^a   Robertson, Catherine C ^a   Crawford, Brendan ^a   Vega Warner, Virginia ^a   Otto, Edgar A ^a   Kretzler, Matthias ^a   Kang, Hyun Min ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE COMPLEX NEPHRITIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMAL CHANGE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MONOGENIC DISORDER; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PATHOGENICITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION GENETICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85010846872     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: 15333450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015050504     Document Type: Article

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