Article
Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in Polish children - its variants and associations with HLA.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Dec 2006
Krasowska-Kwiecień Aleksandra, Sancewicz-Pach Krystyna, Moczulska Anna
Abstract excerpt
HLA-DR and HLA-DQ antigens were investigated in 127 Polish children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) followed-up for the median time of 11 years (minimum 7 years). HLA typing was performed using the polymerase chain reaction sequence-specific oligonucleotide probing technique and the microlymphocytotoxicity test. Histopathologic INS categories and a response to therapy were analyzed according to...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Nephrotic Syndrome