Mesangial C3 Deposition, Complement-Associated Variant, and Disease Progression in IgA Nephropathy

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BACKGROUND: IgA nephropathy is the most common primary GN worldwide, with dominant deposition of IgA and co-deposits of complement component 3 (C3). Phenotypes and progression of IgA nephropathy varies among different ethnic populations, while patients with IgA nephropathy from Asia showed more severe clinical phenotypes, active kidney lesions, and rapid progression. Our previous genome-wide association study...

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