Osteopontin Gene Polymorphism and Urinary OPN Excretion in Patients with Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy
Osteopontin (OPN) is a glycoprotein involved in the pathogenesis of multiple autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. However, the association of variants of secreted phosphoprotein 1 gene (<i>SPP1</i>), which encodes OPN, with immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) has not been examined up...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-05-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/8/6/524 |