IgG subclass/IgM ratio and response to therapy in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 761-763

  Fu, Li Wen ^a,b   Yang, Ling Yoeu ^a,b   Chen, Wei Perng ^a   Tsai, Shiow Jy ^a   Lin, Ching Yuang ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; Immunoglobulin; Nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; KIDNEY; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; PROTEINURIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031790119     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050541     Document Type: Article

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