Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome: A case with an autoimmune reactivity against retinal and renal antigens

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 51-53

  Shimazaki, Kaori ^a   Jirawuthiworavong, Guy V ^a   Nguyen, Eddy V ^a   Awazu, Midori ^b   Levinson, Ralph D ^c   Gordon, Lynn K ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiretinal reactivity; Autoantibody; Autoantigen; Autoimmune reactivity; Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU)

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EYE INFLAMMATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; PATHOGENESIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UVEITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS; AUTOIMMUNITY; BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KIDNEY; NEPHRITIS, INTERSTITIAL; RETINA; SYNDROME; UVEITIS;

EID: 41649115180     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09273940801899772     Document Type: Article

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