Successful treatment of renal AA amyloidosis in familial Mediterranean fever with pegylated α-2a interferon

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 75, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Vandecasteele, S J ^a   De Paepe, P ^a   De Vriese, A S ^a  

^a AZ Sint Jan Brugge Oostende AV ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

AA amyloidosis; Familial Mediterranean fever; Interferon

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY AMYLOIDOSIS; MEFV GENE; MONOCYTE; REMISSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY; COLCHICINE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INTERFERON ALFA-2A; KIDNEY DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951994979     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CN106447     Document Type: Article

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