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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Main Authors: Beata Kaleta, Natalia Krata, Radosław Zagożdżon, Krzysztof Mucha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Cells
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/8/6/524