Lipoprotein glomerulopathy associated with the Osaka/Kurashiki APOE variant: two cases identified in Latin America

Lipoprotein glomerulopathy associated with the Osaka/Kurashiki APOE variant: two cases identified in Latin America

Abstract Background Lipoprotein glomerulopathy (LPG) is a rare autosomal dominant disease caused by mutations in APOE, the gene which encodes apolipoprotein E. LPG mainly affects Asian individuals, however occasional cases have also been described in Americans and Europeans. Herein we report two unr...

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Main Authors: Joaquim Nelito da Silveira-Neto, Guilherme Jinson de Oliveira Ahn, Precil Diego Miranda de Menezes Neves, Vinicius Augusto Ferreira Baptista, Stanley de Almeida Araújo, David Campos Wanderley, Andréia Watanabe, Elieser Hitoshi Watanabe, Neide Missae Murai, Eny Maria Goloni Bertollo, Osvaldo Merege Vieira-Neto, Márcio Dantas, Sergio Ricardo de Antônio, Roberto Silva Costa, Maria Alice Sperto Ferreira Baptista, Miguel Moysés-Neto, Luiz Fernando Onuchic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
Subjects:
APOE gene
Apolipoprotein E
Case report
Lipoprotein
Molecular diagnosis
Kidney biopsy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13000-021-01119-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13000-021-01119-x

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