Renal transplant in Wegener's granulomatosis compared to microscopic polyangiitis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1705-1708

  Geetha, Duvuru ^a   Mark, Haas ^a   Kraus, Edward S ^a   Rabb, Hamid ^a   Seo, Philip ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; Kidney transplant; Microscopic polyangiitis; Vasculitis; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANCA ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC; BLOOD VESSELS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIITIS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955474311     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.091202     Document Type: Article

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