Hereditary nephritis mimicking immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis

Human Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 547-554

  Nasr, Samih H ^a   Markowitz, Glen S ^a   Goldstein, Carl S ^b   Fildes, Robert D ^c   D'Agati, Vivette D ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Electron dense deposits; Hereditary nephritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE COMPLEX NEPHRITIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; MESANGIUM CELL; NEPHRITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; STAINING; SUBENDOTHELIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASES; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEPHRITIS, HEREDITARY;

EID: 33646139632     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2005.12.017     Document Type: Article

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