Does pathological type of primary nephrotic syndrome affect serum concentrations of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9?

• Main Authors: Howayda El Shinnawy (Author), Abubakr Mohamed Fahmy (Author), Mohamed Sary Gharib (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: SpringerOpen, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Dyslipidemia is a common finding in primary nephrotic syndrome (PNS). Serum PCSK9 level is also increased in PNS and is the main cause of dyslipidemia in such patients. There is a paucity of data on the relation between dyslipidemia and pathological types of PNS. We hypothesized...