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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-6-3
pubmed:abstractText
Recent clinical reports have demonstrated that the progression and prognosis of renal diseases are possibly influenced by apolipoprotein E (apoE) genotypes and alleles. In this study we investigated whether apoE genotypes and alleles can be a prognostic criterion for the steroid responsiveness in childhood nephrotic syndrome. One hundred and seven pediatric patients with primary idiopathic nephrotic syndrome and 83 healthy volunteers were enrolled in the study. Eighty-seven of the patients had steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) and 20 had steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS). The varepsilon2 allele frequency and varepsilon2/3 genotype frequency of the SNRS group were statistically higher when compared with SSNS and control groups ( P<0.05). The higher frequency of the varepsilon2 allele in steroid resistant nephrotic patients suggests that the varepsilon2 allele gives a possible genetic predisposition to steroid resistance in our population, but further studies are needed to clarify this subject.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0931-041X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
359-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in childhood nephrotic syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, Cukurova University School of Medicine, 01330 Adana, Turkey. gattila@mail.cu.edu.tr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article