The early cardiovascular changes in pediatric patients with systemic lupus erythematosusBetul Sozeri
Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
Pediatr Nephrol 28:471-6. 2013
..The aim of our study was to determine the presence of these changes in pediatric SLE patients...
- Pesticide-induced scleroderma and early intensive immunosuppressive treatment
Betul Sozeri
Department of Pediatrics, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
Arch Environ Occup Health 67:43-7. 2012
..Careful follow-up for systemic involvement is warranted, since these agents may have triggered systemic scleroderma in these patients. Elimination of chemical exposure of children is stressed...
Gene polymorphism of complement factor H in a Turkish patient with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type IIBetul Sozeri
Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
Iran J Kidney Dis 6:149-53. 2012
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Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in a child with Henoch-Schönlein Vasculitis and familial Mediterranean feverBetul Sozeri
Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 7:8. 2009
..The renal biopsy specimen showed crescentic and necrotizing glomerulonephritis. He had also M694V/E148Q compound heterozygote mutation. Clinical symptoms and renal failure resolved with intermittant hemodialysis and medical therapy...
- The long-term results of pediatric patients with primary focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis
Betul Sozeri
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 21:87-92. 2010
..Our study suggests that most of the patients with FSGS progress to renal insufficiency. Steroid therapy increases the chances of remission and preserves renal function in patients with sporadic primary FSGS...
- When does the cardiovascular disease appear in patients with chronic kidney disease?
Betul Sozeri
Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
Pediatr Cardiol 31:821-8. 2010
..In the dialysis groups, fewer cardiovascular changes were found with peritoneal dialysis than with hemodialysis. Therefore, peritoneal dialysis should be preferable to hemodialysis for children with CKD...
- Comprehensive analysis of a large-scale screen for MEFV gene mutations: do they truly provide a "heterozygote advantage" in Turkey?
Afig Berdeli
Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Children s Hospital, School of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 15:475-82. 2011
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- Growth impairment and nutritional status in children with chronic kidney disease
Betul Sozeri
Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Turkey
Iran J Pediatr 21:271-7. 2011
..The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of growth failure and malnutrition in pediatric CKD patients and explore the relationship of these parameters to each other and to other clinical parameters...
- TRPC6 gene variants in Turkish children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome
Sevgi Mir
Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
Nephrol Dial Transplant 27:205-9. 2012
..The aim of this study is to screen for TRPC6 mutations in familial and sporadic SRNS patients...
- Complement-4 deficiency in a child with systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with standard treatment-resistant severe skin lesion
Betul Sozeri
Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, 35040 Izmir, Turkey
ISRN Rheumatol 2011:917673. 2011
..In this study, we present the clinical features and determine the molecular basis responsible for the complete C4A and C4B deficiencies in a lupus patient presented subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus and resistance to treatment...
- Familial Mediterranean fever gene mutation frequencies and genotype-phenotype correlations in the Aegean region of Turkey
Elif Ozalkaya
Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
Rheumatol Int 31:779-84. 2011
..9%, respectively). To our knowledge that FMF should be suspected in the case of non-specific but recurrent attacks of serositis and high fever, and molecular analysis should be performed in order to make diagnosis of FMF...
- A Case of Henoch-Schönlein Purpura with P369S Mutation in MEFV Gene
Pelin Ertan
Department of Pediatrics, Celal Bayar University, School of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey
Iran J Pediatr 21:244-8. 2011
..Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an inherited inflammatory disease common in mediterranean populations. HSP is the most common vasculitis seen in children with FMF...
