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SUBMITTER: Bogaert AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7857801 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bogaert Anne-Marie AM Hoorens Anne A Praet Marleen M Van Dorpe Jo J Poppe Bruce B De Scheerder Marie-Angélique MA
Clinical kidney journal 20191210 1
We describe the case of a woman with minimal glomerular changes on initial kidney biopsy. On long-term follow-up, the patient developed nephrotic proteinuria and a second kidney biopsy was performed, which revealed focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Findings from electron microscopy (EM) examination suggested a genetic form of FSGS. Next-generation sequencing showed heterozygosity for a mutation in <i>COL4A3</i>. Collagen IV nephropathies can be linked to late-onset FSGS. By establishing ...[more]