HBV and proteinuria in relatives and contacts of children with hepatitis B virus-associated membranous nephropathy

Kidney International

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2440-2449

  Bhimma, Rajendra ^a,b   Coovadia, Hoosen Mahomed ^a,b   Kramvis, Anna ^a,b   Adhikari, Miriam ^a,b   Kew, Michael Charles ^a,b   Connolly, Catherine Anne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic proteinuria; Childhood nephrotic syndrome; Glomerular basement membrane; HBV carrier; Viral infection

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; PROTEIN; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FAMILY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; RELATIVE; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0032991590     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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