Recently, was suggested as a candidate in a family with nephrotic syndrome and developmental delay. Other-reported cases had isolated renal phenotypes. With the addition of these individuals, we implicate an allele-specific critical role for in the regulation of brain growth and a GAMOS-like presentation.

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An outbreak of EAEC occurred in a specific region of Istanbul. Livestock markets were suspected as the source. Evidence for beneficial effects of eculizumab on renal outcome was not clear in this cohort.

These results provide additional evidence for the presence of subclinical CVD and its relation to hypertension in juvenile-onset SLE. They also indicate a significant relation between LVH and increased arterial stiffness. It is also important to note that our findings reveal significant relationships between ambulatory BP and cardiovascular changes and underline the importance of ABPM to predict CVD.

Children on dialysis are at an increased risk of malnutrition, inflammation, and vascular disease. Although each of these three conditions exists, there is no interaction among them all. We postulate that the malnutrition-inflammation-atherosclerosis (MIA) complex might not exist in pediatric dialysis patients.