Alleles of the α1 immunoglobulin gene 3' enhancer control evolution of IgA nephropathy toward renal failure

Kidney International

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 966-971

  Aupetit, Corinne ^a,b   Drouet, Mireille ^a,b   Pinaud, Eric ^a,b   Denizot, Yves ^a,b   Aldigier, Jean Claude ^a,b   Bridoux, Franck ^a,b   Cogné, Michel ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

^b University of Poitiers   (France)

Author keywords

Berger's disease; Glomerular disease; Mesangial deposits; Progressive kidney disease; Risk for IgAN

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; LUCIFERASE; SATELLITE DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENHANCER REGION; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT; 3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALLELE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR CLONING; PROGNOSIS; REPORTER GENE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA, SATELLITE; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; GENOTYPE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUCIFERASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0033624584     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00253.x     Document Type: Article

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