Serum levels of immunoglobulins and IgG subclasses in steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 413-417

  Kemper, Markus J ^a,b   Altrogge, Hans ^a   Ganschow, Rainer ^a   Muüller Wiefel, Dirk E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; IgG subclasses; Immunoglobulins; Pathogenesis; Steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEVAMISOLE; STEROID; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RELAPSE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ADOLESCENT; AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECURRENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; REMISSION INDUCTION; STEROIDS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0036935504     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-001-0817-7     Document Type: Article

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