Difference in serum nephrin expression between normal and preeclamptic pregnancies: A preliminary study
Journal article published in 2012 by
Bit Na Rae Kim,
Ja Young Kwon,
Yejin Park,
Myung Hwa Kang,
Jong Rak Choi,
Young Geun Kwon,
Young Han Kim 
,
Yong Won Park
,
Yong Won Park
Abstract
Nephrin is one of the slit membrane proteins of podocytes in the kidney. It is known that the nephrin is shed in the urine in nephropathy accompanying proteinuira. So the aim of this study was to evaluate the difference in the serum nephrin expression between normal and preeclamptic pregnancies.