Primary IgA nephropathy with low histologic grade and disease progression: Is there a "point of no return"?

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 401-406

  Lai, Fernand Mac Moune ^a   Szeto, Cheuk Chun ^a   Choi, Paul Cheung Lung ^a   Li, Philip Kam Tao ^a   Tang, Nelson Leung Sang ^a   Chow, Kai Ming ^a   Lui, Siu Fai ^a   Wong, Teresa Yuk Hwa ^a   Ho, Kelvin K L ^a   To, Ka Fai ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chronic renal lesions; Early disease; Histologic grading; Primary immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy; Prognosis; Therapeutic trials

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 0036182604     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2002.30562     Document Type: Article

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