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BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2012 Background Familial glucocorticoid deficiency (FGD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by isolated glucocorticoid deficiency in the presence of normal plasma renin and aldosterone level.
Ram Nanik, Asghar Ali, Islam Najmul
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Cyclophosphamide in the treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2004 Prednisone is the initial treatment of primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. However, when immunosuppressive agents in combination with steroids are used in the treatment of prednisone-dependent and prednisone-resistant patients the remission rate ...
R. Martinelli +4 more
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Kidney International Reports, 2016 The increased risk of end-stage kidney disease among hypertensive African Americans is partly related to APOL1 allele variants. The initial glomerulosclerosis of hypertension-associated arterionephrosclerosis consists of focal global glomerulosclerosis ...
Michael D. Hughson +6 more
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Murine models of renal disease: Possibilities and problems in studies using mutant mice [PDF]
, 2000 The elucidation of the pathogenesis of human renal disease at the molecular level has been facilitated by the growing field of gene targeting and the development of mouse strains with single-gene deletions - the `knock-out' mice. Experimental nephrology,
Anders, Hans-Joachim +1 more
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Collapsing glomerulopathy in sickle cell disease: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Sickle cell disease has been associated with many renal structural and functional abnormalities. Collapsing glomerulopathy or the collapsing variant of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is a rare clinicopathologic entity in patients with ...
Sealy Peter L +2 more
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Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, 2022 Background Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a chronic glomerular disease that responds poorly to treatment, with a large proportion of patients progressing to end-stage renal disease in spite of initial aggressive treatment.
Phuong Anh Le Thy +3 more
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Gorham-Stout Syndrome with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: A Case Report [PDF]
Childhood Kidney Diseases, 2020 Gorham-Stout syndrome is a rare bone disorder characterized by progressive massive osteolysis and proliferation of vascular and lymphatic vessels. A 15-year-old boy was initially diagnosed with Gorham-Stout at the age of 8 years based on clinical and ...
Ji Hyun Kim +10 more
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suPAR and Team Nephrology [PDF]
, 2014 Primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) accounts for nearly 10 % of patients who require renal replacement therapy. Elevated circulating levels of soluble urokinase receptor (suPAR) have been identified as a biomarker to discriminate primary ...
Howard Trachtman
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Treatment of steroid-resistant pediatric nephrotic syndrome [PDF]
, 2011 Children who suffer from steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) require aggressive treatment to achieve remission. When intravenous high-dose methylprednisolone fails, calcineurin inhibitors, such as cyclosporine and tacrolimus, are used as the ...
Hee Gyung Kang
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Clinical and epidemiological assessment of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome associated with the NPHS2 R229Q variant [PDF]
, 2009 Mutations of NPHS2, encoding podocin, are the main cause of autosomal recessive steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (NS) presenting in childhood.
Machuca, Eduardo +9 more
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