Article
Microarray analysis of tonsils of IgA nephropathy patients.
Advances in oto-rhino-laryngology - 1 Jan 2011
Iwatani Hirotsugu, Iio Kenichiro, Nagasawa Yasuyuki, Yamamoto Ryohei, Horii Arata, Okuzaki Daisuke, Inohara Hidenori, Nojima Hiroshi, Imai Enyu, Rakugi Hiromi, Isaka Yoshitaka
Abstract excerpt
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis. Its close relation with the tonsils is well known because tonsillitis sometimes causes aggravation of urinary findings or macrohematuria. However, the genes specific to the tonsils of IgAN patients are not clarified. To clarify the specific gene expression in the tonsils of IgAN patients, we performed tonsillectomy and corticosteroid IV therapy...
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