Effect of human leukocyte alpha interferon on cryoglobulinaemic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis associated with hepatitis C virus infection

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 526-528

  Gilli, P ^a   Stabellini, N ^a   Storari, A ^a   Gualandi, G ^a   Guerra, G ^a   Ghinelli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryoglobulinaemic glomerulonephritis; Hepatitis C virus; Interferon

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029878307     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.ndt.a027322     Document Type: Article

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