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The genetic variants at the HLA-DRB1 gene are associated with primary IgA nephropathy in Han Chinese.
BMC medical genetics - 14 May 2012
Jiyun Yang, Guisen Li, Li Zhu, Yi Shi, Jicheng Lv, Fang Lu, Xiaoqi Liu, Shi Ma, Cheng Jing, Ying Lin, Haiyan Wang, Li Wang, Hong Zhang, Zhenglin Yang
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BACKGROUND: Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), an immune-complex-mediated glomerulonephritis defined immunohistologically by the presence of glomerular IgA deposits, is the most common primary glomerular disease worldwide and a significant cause of end-stage renal disease. Familial clustering of patients with IgAN suggests a genetic predisposition. METHODS: In this study, 192 patients with IgAN and 192 normal...
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