Does pathological type of primary nephrotic syndrome affect serum concentrations of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9?

Abstract Background Dyslipidemia is a common finding in primary nephrotic syndrome (PNS). Serum PCSK9 level is also increased in PNS and is the main cause of dyslipidemia in such patients. There is a paucity of data on the relation between dyslipidemia and pathological types of PNS. We hypothesized...

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Main Authors: Howayda El Shinnawy, Abubakr Mohamed Fahmy, Mohamed Sary Gharib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-022-00157-1