Prevalence of hepatitis C virus antibodies in primary glomerulonephritis in Brazil

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 495-497

  Lopes, Lucila M V ^a   Lopes, Edmundo P A ^a   Silva, Eduardo ^a   Kirsztajn, Gianna M ^a   Pereira, Aparecido B ^a   Sesso, Ricardo C ^a   Ferraz, M Lucia ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Glomerulonephritis; Hepatitis C serum antibodies; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031744578     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013393     Document Type: Article

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