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What Genetics Tells Us About the Pathogenesis of IgA Nephropathy: The Role of Immune Factors and Infection
14 Feb 2017
Abstract excerpt
Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common type of primary glomerulonephritis, which is characterized by IgA1-containing immune-deposits in the glomerular mesangium. The epidemiologic observations of familial clustering as well as ethnic and regional discrepancies indicate a genetic component to IgAN. Large, international, genome-wide association studies have identified several susceptibility genes...
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