Renal involvement in monoclonal (type I) cryoglobulinemia: Two cases associated with IgG3κ cryoglobulin

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1091-1096

  Karras, Alexandre ^a   Noël, Laure Hélène ^a,b   Droz, Dominique ^a   Delansorne, Dominique ^a   Saint André, Jean Paul ^a   Aucouturier, Pierre ^a   Alyanakian, Marie Alexandra ^a   Grünfeld, Jean Pierre ^a   Lesavre, Philippe ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cryoglobulin; Cryoglobulinemia; Glomerulonephritis; IgG3; Monoclonal immunoglobulin

Indexed keywords

CRYOGLOBULIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; MELPHALAN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEMATURIA; HEPATITIS C; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME;

EID: 0036840214     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2002.36350     Document Type: Article

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