Prevalence of subclinical cryoglobulinemia in maintenance hemodialysis patients and kidney transplant recipients

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 52-57

  Wu, Ming Ju ^a   Lan, Joung Liang ^a   Shu, Kuo Hsiung ^a   Cheng, Chi Hung ^a   Chen, Cheng Hsu ^a   Lian, Jong Da ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cryoglobulinemia (Cryo); Hemodialysis; Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Kidney transplant

Indexed keywords

CRYOGLOBULIN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0033975470     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(00)70301-5     Document Type: Article

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