Clinical and pathological features of renal amyloidosis: An analysis of 32 patients in a single Chinese centre: Original Article

Nephrology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 102-107

  Qu, Zhen ^a   Zheng, Xin ^a   Wang, Su Xia ^a   Ao, Jie ^a   Zhou, Fu De ^a   Chen, Min ^a   Liu, Gang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Biopsy; Classification; Clinical pathology; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMYLOID A PROTEIN; CONGO RED; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHINA; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY AMYLOIDOSIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY HYPERTROPHY; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY TUBULE DAMAGE; MACROGLOSSIA; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77149163002     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2009.01127.x     Document Type: Article

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