Saito T, Oikawa S, Sato H, Chiba J, Abe K
Familial occurence of lipoprotein glomerulopathy
33rd Congress of the Eur Dial Transplant Assoc
Nephrol Dial Transplant
(Jun) 11:A114 1996
Lipoprotein glomerulopathy is a new glomerular disease characterized by
lipoprotein thrombi and elevated plasma apolipoprotein E concentration.
Investigations in the families of 3 affected patients revealed this
disease is genetically determined because at least one relative of each
propositus presented the same disease. Preliminary genetic studies
suggest that the disease may be caused by a mutation the Apo E gene
(Carmine Zoccali, M.D., Reggio Calabria, Italy).
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Proteinuria/Hematuria :
Hereditary hematuria/proteinuria