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US 6,207,811 B1Granted
Nephrin gene and protein
OwnerKarl Tryggvason, Marjo Kestila +2inventors
InventorsKarl Tryggvason, Marjo Kestila, Ulla Lenkkeri, Minna Mannikko
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Abstract
The present invention provides for compositions and methods for detecting susceptibility for basement membrane disease, in particular Congenital nephrotic syndromes of the Finnish type. The present invention provides for nucleic acids and protein for use in methods and compositions for the diagnosis of disease and identification of small molecule therapeutics for treatment of such disease, in particular of proteinuria associated with kidney disease.
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An isolated nucleic acid comprising the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
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