Anti-TNF-α therapy in membranous glomerulonephritis

Clinical Kidney Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 487-488

  Santoro, Domenico ^a   Postorino, Adele ^a   Costantino, Giuseppe ^a   Savica, Vincenzo ^a   Bellinghieri, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; PROTEIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; PSORIASIS; TH2 CELL;

EID: 84867407583     PISSN: 20488505     EISSN: 20488513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfs105     Document Type: Note

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