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Renal vasculitis in Japan and the UK--are there differences in epidemiology and clinical phenotype?
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Dec 2008
Watts Richard A, Scott David G I, Jayne David R W, Ito-Ihara Toshiko, Muso Eri, Fujimoto Shouichi, Harabuchi Yasuki, Kobayashi Shigeto, Suzuki Kazuo, Hashimoto Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of renal vasculitis in different populations is poorly understood. A recent study from Japan suggests that whilst the overall incidence is similar to that reported from Europe, the clinical phenotype is different, with Wegener's granulomatosis being very much less com...
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