NPHS2, encoding the glomerular protein podocin, is mutated in autosomal recessive steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome

N Boute, O Gribouval, S Roselli, F Benessy, H Lee… - Nature …, 2000 - nature.com
N Boute, O Gribouval, S Roselli, F Benessy, H Lee, A Fuchshuber, K Dahan, MC Gubler…
Nature genetics, 2000nature.com
Familial idiopathic nephrotic syndromes represent a heterogeneous group of kidney
disorders, and include autosomal recessive steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome, which is
characterized by early childhood onset of proteinuria, rapid progression to end-stage renal
disease and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. A causative gene for this disease, NPHS2,
was mapped to 1q25–31 and we report here its identification by positional cloning. NPHS2
is almost exclusively expressed in the podocytes of fetal and mature kidney glomeruli, and …
Abstract
Familial idiopathic nephrotic syndromes represent a heterogeneous group of kidney disorders, and include autosomal recessive steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome, which is characterized by early childhood onset of proteinuria, rapid progression to end-stage renal disease and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. A causative gene for this disease, NPHS2, was mapped to 1q25–31 and we report here its identification by positional cloning. NPHS2 is almost exclusively expressed in the podocytes of fetal and mature kidney glomeruli, and encodes a new integral membrane protein, podocin, belonging to the stomatin protein family. We found ten different NPHS2 mutations, comprising nonsense, frameshift and missense mutations, to segregate with the disease, demonstrating a crucial role for podocin in the function of the glomerular filtration barrier.
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