Urinary excretion of IgG and α1-microglobulin predicts clinical course better than extent of proteinuria in membranous nephropathy

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 240-248

  Will, Eric ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Membranous nephropathy (MN); Renal outcome; Urinary immunoglobulin G (IgG) and 1 microglobulin ( 1m)

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA 1 MICROGLOBULIN; CREATININE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GLOMERULUS CAPILLARY; HUMAN; HYALINE DEGENERATION; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TUBULE ABSORPTION; MALE; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHELOMETRY; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PREDICTION; PROTEINURIA; REMISSION; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0034902841     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2001.26080     Document Type: Article

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