Hepatitis C as a potential cause of IgA nephropathy

Indian Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-145

  Dey, A K ^a   Bhattacharya, A ^a   Majumdar, A ^a  

^a Advanced Medicare and Research Institute ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; IgA nephropathy; Renal biopsy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PEGINTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ANASARCA; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LEUKOCYTE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NORMOCHROMIC NORMOCYTIC ANEMIA; OLIGURIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 84876241305     PISSN: 09714065     EISSN: 19983662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.109443     Document Type: Article

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