BACKGROUND Crumbs homolog 2(CRB2)is a recently discovered gene that is closely related to the maintenance of normal polarity in podocytes;mutations can directly lead to steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome(SRNS).Howev...
This workwas supported by grants from the National Basic Research Program of China 973, grant no. 2012CB517600 (no. 2012CB517604), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 81030015, 81070568, 81370015, and 81000295), the International Cooperation and Exchange Projects of Shanghai Science and Technology Committee (no. 14430721000), and the Chinese Medical Association Clinical Research Special Fund (no. 13030280413).
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a histologically identifiable gtomerular injury often leading to proteinuria and renal failure. To identify its causal genes, whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing...
AIM: To explore the feasibility of human growth hormone (hGH) receptorantagonist in the treatment of end-stage diabetic renal complications. METHODS: Two hGH mutants,hGHA1 (Cys-hGH-dell-4, G120R, K168A, E174A, C182S, ...