The genetic susceptibility to IgA nephropathy: A novel functional candidate gene for incomplete O-glycosylation of IgA1

Kidney International

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 379-381

  Narita, I ^a   Kaneko, Y ^a   Kondo, D ^a   Goto, S ^a   Sakatsume, M ^a   Gejyo, F ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A1;

ALLELE; B LYMPHOCYTE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME GLYCOSYLATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 33847239862     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002139     Document Type: Note

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