Leukocyte chemotactic factor 2: A novel renal amyloid protein

Kidney International

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 218-222

  Benson, Merrill D ^a,b   James, Sam ^c   Scott, Katherine ^d   Liepnieks, Juris J ^a   Kluve Beckerman, Barbara ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Kidney; Nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; AMYLOID PROTEIN; LEUKOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC FACTOR 2; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GLOMERULUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY INTERSTITIUM; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 46249120706     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2008.152     Document Type: Article

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