Egyptian Journal of Medical Research (Jun 2021)
Evaluation of NPHS2 gene polymorphism (R229Q) in chronic kidney disease patients
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of nephrotic syndrome 2 (NPHS2) gene polymorphism (R229Q) in chronic kidney disease which has unclear etiology. This study was conducted on 80 CKD patients compared with 40 age and sex matched normal volunteers acting as a control group. All of them underwent renal function tests and were assessed for the presence of NPHS2 gene polymorphism. We noticed that (R229Q) is a common variant in Egyptian population. Its concentration was (62.5%) in CKD patients and (55%) in control group. There was no significant difference with p-value > 0.05 between patients and control groups as regards to NPHS2 genotypes and alleles.
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