The level of serum secretory IgA of patients with IgA nephropathy is elevated and associated with pathological phenotypes

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 207-212

  Zhang, Jun Jun ^a   Xu, Li Xia ^a   Liu, Gang ^a   Zhao, Ming Hui ^a   Wang, Hai Yan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

IgA nephropathy; Pathological phenotype; Secretory component; Secretory IgA

Indexed keywords

SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; BLOOD; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; MALE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 44449084054     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfm492     Document Type: Article

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