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Genetic factors in IgA nephropathy.
Annales de medecine interne - 1 Feb 1999
Schmidt S, Ritz E
Abstract excerpt
Immunoglobulin A glomerulonephritis (IgA-GN) or Berger's disease is the most common glomerulonephritis when diagnosis is based on renal biopsy. The disease has a variable clinical course. Abnormalities in the production and/or catabolism of IgA are thought to play an important role in the etiology and pathogenesis of IgA-GN. Some evidence suggests that genetic factors determine the susceptibility to develop...
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