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Two brothers with idiopathic membranous nephropathy and familial sensorineural deafness.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Mar 1990
Meroni M, Volpi A, Usberti M, Battini G, Tarelli L T, Giordano F, Sessa A
Abstract excerpt
Genetic factors could play an important role in the pathogenesis of idiopathic membranous nephropathy, and a few cases of familial membranous nephropathy have been described: an increased incidence of some HLA antigens as DR3 and others has been reported. We present two brothers with idiopathic membranous nephropathy and sensorineural deafness. HLA typing was performed in the two patients and in the members of...
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