Major histocompatibility complex antigens and immune mechanisms in steroid-responsive nephrotic syndrome.

doi:10.1111/j.1442-200x.1994.tb03265.x

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Major histocompatibility complex antigens and immune mechanisms in steroid-responsive nephrotic syndrome.

Acta paediatrica Japonica : Overseas edition - 1 Dec 1994

Mir S, Kutukculer N, Kavakli K

Abstract excerpt

Although the pathogenesis of steroid-responsive nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) is obscure, involvement of an immune mechanism is often suggested. Further evidence of an immune basis for this disorder is an increased frequency of specific major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens. In the first pa...

Topics

B-Lymphocytes
Child
Female
HLA Antigens
Humans
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Male
Nephrotic Syndrome
Phenotype
Prednisolone
T-Lymphocytes

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