What nephrolopathologists need to know about antiphospholipid syndrome-associated nephropathy: Is it time for formulating a classification for renal morphologic lesions?

Journal of Nephropathology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-8

  Mubarak, Muhammed ^a   Nasri, Hamid ^b  

^a SINDH INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION   (Pakistan)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid syndrome; APS associated nephropathy; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Thrombotic microangiopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893138685     PISSN: 22518363     EISSN: 22518819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12860/jnp.2014.02     Document Type: Review

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