IgA nephropathy in children and adults: comparison of histologic features and clinical outcomes
IgA nephropathy in children and adults: comparison of histologic features and clinical outcomes
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DOI:
10.1093/ndt/gfn014
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发表时间:
2008-08-01
影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
Bartosh, Sharon M.
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作者:
Haas, Mark;Rahman, M. Hafizur;Bartosh, Sharon M.
Background. While some studies have reported that IgA nephropathy has a relatively benign clinical course in children, others have shown that renal outcomes of paediatric patients with IgA nephropathy followed into adulthood are similar to those of patients diagnosed as adults. Some of this variability may be related to differences in histologic severity of cohorts of patients diagnosed as children versus adults.Methods. We retrospectively examined correlations between renal biopsy findings, clinical features at presentation and renal survival in 99 children and adolescents (