LAMP2
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Lysosomal-associated membrane protein 2 (LAMP2) also known as CD107b (Cluster of Differentiation 107b), is a human gene
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Recently it has been determined that antibodies against LAMP-2 account for a fraction of patients who get a serious kidney disease termed focal necrotizing glomerulonephritis.
It is associated with Danon disease
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Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
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Recently it has been determined that antibodies against LAMP-2 account for a fraction of patients who get a serious kidney disease termed focal necrotizing glomerulonephritis.
It is associated with Danon disease
Danon disease
Danon disease is a metabolic disorder.Danon disease is associated with heart muscle abnormalities resembling severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.It is associated with LAMP2...
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