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Causes of alternative pathway dysregulation in dense deposit disease.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - 1 Feb 2012
Zhang Yuzhou, Meyer Nicole C, Wang Kai, Nishimura Carla, Frees Kathy, Jones Michael, Katz Louis M, Sethi Sanjeev, Smith Richard J H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to investigate the causes of alternative pathway dysregulation in a cohort of patients with dense deposit disease (DDD). DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: Thirty-two patients with biopsy-proven DDD underwent screening for C3 nephritic factors (C3Nefs), factor H autoantibodies (FHAAs), factor B autoantibodies (FBAAs), and genetic variants in CFH....
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