Serum Galactose-Deficient IgA1 Level Is Not Associated with Proteinuria in Children with IgA Nephropathy

Introduction. Percentage of galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1) relative to total IgA in serum was recently reported to correlate with proteinuria at time of sampling and during follow-up for pediatric and adult patients with IgA nephropathy. We sought to determine whether this association exists in...

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Main Authors: M. Colleen Hastings, Sabahat Afshan, John T. Sanders, Oulimata Kane, T. Matthew Eison, Keith K. Lau, Zina Moldoveanu, Bruce A. Julian, Jan Novak, Robert J. Wyatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/315467