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HLA associations in IgA nephropathy and focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Mar 1994
Freedman B I, Spray B J, Heise E R
Abstract excerpt
Twenty percent of patients initiating Medicare-supported end-stage renal disease (ESRD) therapy in the United States have chronic glomerulonephritis-induced ESRD. IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) likely account for many of these incident dialysis cases, although patients presenting with advanced renal insufficiency may not receive renal biopsies. To determine whether HLA...
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