Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency and mesangio-capillary glomerulonephritis in an elderly patient [5]

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2027-

  Dieriks, B ^a   Hoorens, A ^a   Vanden Houte, K ^a   Verbeelen, Dierik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN;

AGED; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; ANAMNESIS; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DETERIORATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; BIOPSY; CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MESANGIAL CELLS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33745594290     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfl074     Document Type: Letter

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