Low protein Z levels in children with nephrotic syndrome

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1122-1126

  Özkaya, Ozan ^a   Bek, Kenan ^a   Fişgin, Tunc ^a   Aliyazicioǧlu, Yuksel ^a   Sultansuyu, Sevinc ^a   Açkgöz, Yonca ^a   Albayrak, Davut ^a   Baysal, Kemal ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Nephrotic syndrome; Protein Z; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CORTICOSTEROID; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN C; STEROID;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDEMA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; REMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STEROID THERAPY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS;

BLOOD PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME;

EID: 33746170982     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-006-0167-6     Document Type: Article

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