Low Birth Weight and Risk of Progression to End Stage Renal Disease in IgA Nephropathy--A Retrospective Registry-Based Cohort Study.

BACKGROUND:Low Birth Weight (LBW) is a surrogate for fetal undernutrition and is associated with impaired nephron development in utero. In this study, we investigate whether having been born LBW and/or small for gestational age (SGA) predict progression to ESRD in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) patients. ST...

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Main Authors: Paschal Ruggajo, Einar Svarstad, Sabine Leh, Hans-Peter Marti, Anna Varberg Reisæther, Bjørn Egil Vikse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4836690?pdf=render