Searching for IgA nephropathy candidate genes: Genetic studies combined with high throughput innovative investigations

Contributions to Nephrology

Volumn 157, Issue , 2007, Pages 80-89

  Schena, F P ^a   Cerullo, G ^a   Torres, D D ^a   Zaza, G ^a   Cox, S ^a   Bisceglia, L ^b   Scolari, F ^c   Frasca G ^d   Ghiggeri, G M ^e   Amoroso, A ^f   Schena, F Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Renal Unit   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^e G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY;

GENETIC SCREENING; GENOME, HUMAN; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS);

EID: 34249053524     PISSN: 03025144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/0000102308     Document Type: Conference Paper

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