Renal disease in marfan syndrome

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 320-326

  Sbar, Guy D ^a   Venkataseshan, V Surya ^a,b   Huang, Zhi ^b   Marquet, Eugene ^a   Brunswick, Jon W ^c   Churg, Jacob ^a,b  

^a Barnert Hospital   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Saint Clare's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Glomeruli; Marfan syndrome; Microfibrils; Renal disease; Vascular lesions; Vessels

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; FIBRILLIN;

ADULT; ARTERY; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; SCHOOL CHILD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0029882489     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: 14219670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000169017     Document Type: Article

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