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Abstract
The study was performed at the Nephrology Clinic, Children’s Hospital Ain Shams University during the period from January 2005 to March 2007.
The study comprised 45 children, 30 nephrotic syndrome patients and 15 age, and sex matched healthy control.
All members of the study were subjected to thorough history taking laying stress on symptoms of nephrotic syndrome and its complications; detailed information about drug therapy particularly dose and response to steroid therapy, clinical examination to confirm the diagnosis and to detect signs of remission or relapse (weight, blood pressure and proteinuria) and laboratory investigations as
Complete urine analysis.
Serum cholesterol and triglyceride, serum creatinine, blood urea and serum albumin levels on Synchrone cx7.
Quantitative estimation of urinary protein /creatinine ratio in random urine sample.
Urinary OPN by ELISA technique.