Eculizumab treatment for rescue of renal function in IgA nephropathy.

Summary, in English

Immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy is a chronic glomerulonephritis with excessive glomerular deposition of IgA1, C3 and C5b-9, which may lead to renal failure.

• Author: Therese Rosenblad; Johan Rebetz; Martin Johansson; Zivile Békassy; Lisa Sartz; Diana Karpman
• Department/s: Paediatrics (Lund); BioCARE: Biomarkers in Cancer Medicine improving Health Care, Education and Innovation; Pathology, Malmö; Pediatric Nephrology
• Publishing year: 2014
• Language: English
• Pages: 2225-2228
• Publication/Series: Pediatric Nephrology
• Volume: 29
• Issue: 11
• Full text: - 2 MB; Download statistics
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24924752?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00467-014-2863-y
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Springer
• Topic: Pediatrics
• Status: Published
• Research group: Pathology, Malmö; Pediatric Nephrology
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1432-198X