The width of the basement membrane does not influence clinical presentation or outcome of thin glomerular basement membrane disease with persistent hematuria

Kidney International

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1041-1046

  Szeto, Cheuk Chun ^a   Mac Moune Lai, Fernand ^a   Kwan, Bonnie Ching Ha ^a   Leung, Chi Bon ^a   Choi, Paul Cheung Lung ^a   Pang, Wing Fai ^a   Chow, Kai Ming ^a   Lai, Ka Bik ^a   Wang, Gang ^a   Li, Philip Kam Tao ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alport's syndrome; chronic renal failure; hematuria; hypertension; proteinuria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; THIN GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE DISEASE;

EID: 78049455529     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2010.285     Document Type: Article

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