The pathogenesis of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa is unrelated to hepatitis C virus infection

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 69-73

  Madala, N D ^a   Naicker, S ^a   Singh, B ^b   Naidoo, M ^b   Smith, A N ^b   Rughubar, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chronic renal failure; Hepatitis C virus; Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0042532066     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cnp60069     Document Type: Article

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