Diagnosing Alport syndrome using electron microscopy of the skin [9]

Kidney International

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 364-365

  Kuroki, A ^a   Ito, J ^a   Yokochi, A ^a   Kato, N ^a   Sugisaki, T ^a   Sueki, H ^b   Akizawa, T ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY FUJIGAOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPORT SYNDROME; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MALE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; SKIN BIOPSY; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

EID: 38149076036     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002682     Document Type: Letter

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