Renal α-smooth muscle actin: A new prognostic factor for lupus nephritis

Nephrology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 499-505

  Makni, Kaouthar ^a   Jarraya, FaïÇal ^b   Khabir, Abdelmajid ^c   Hentati, Basma ^d   Hmida, Mohamed Ben ^b   Makni, Hafedh ^b   Boudawara, Tahia ^c   Jlidi, Rchid ^c   Hachicha, Jamil ^b   Ayadi, Hammadi ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Activity indice; Chronicity indice; Interstitial smooth muscle actin; Mesangial smooth muscle actin; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACTINS; BIOPSY; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; LUPUS NEPHRITIS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 68349105056     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2009.01140.x     Document Type: Article

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