January 2013 in “Jiefangjun yixue zazhi” This study found that in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice, finasteride treatment reduced vascular endothelial growth factor expression and glomerular microvascular density compared to untreated diabetic mice.
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May 2011 in “European Journal of Medical Genetics” This case report describes a 44-year-old patient with late-onset partial lipodystrophy, mental retardation, epilepsy, ichthyosis, and glomerulonephritis, linked to a 10 Mb duplication of chromosome region 5q31.3-5q32.1.
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September 2011 in “Journal of the American Geriatrics Society” This article presents a case of Werner syndrome complicated by idiopathic membranous nephropathy, suggesting a possible but unproven genetic link between the two conditions.
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January 2011 in “EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS” This study describes a novel hairless mutant rat strain, F344-Hr(krh), developed via ENU mutagenesis, which provides a model for skin disease and potentially focal glomerulosclerosis due to specific genetic mutations.
May 2025 in “The Journal of Rheumatology” This case report describes a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus whose unusual nephrological presentation led to a diagnosis of C3 glomerulopathy, highlighting the importance of considering atypical findings to broaden diagnostic approaches.