Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis with subendothelial deposits (type 1) associated with hepatitis G virus infection in a renal transplant recipient

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 513-518

  Berthoux, Patricia ^a,b,c   Laurent, Blandine ^a   Cecillon, Simone ^a,b   Berthoux, François ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Glomerulonephritis, de novo; Hepatitis G virus; Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis; Renal transplantation; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, in situ

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME;

ADULT; FLAVIVIRIDAE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032804717     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013509     Document Type: Article

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