Urinary liver-type fatty acid-binding protein: Discrimination between IgA nephropathy and thin basement membrane nephropathy

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 447-450

  Nakamura, Tsukasa ^a   Sugaya, Takeshi ^b   Ebihara, Isao ^c   Koide, Hikaru ^c  

^a Shinmatsudo Central General Hospital   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

^c KOTO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Hematuria; IgA nephropathy; Liver type fatty acid binding protein; Thin basement membrane nephropathy

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, MEMBRANOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 26444521795     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087826     Document Type: Article

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