A validation study of crescents in predicting ESRD in patients with IgA nephropathy

A validation study of crescents in predicting ESRD in patients with IgA nephropathy

Abstract Background A working group on the Oxford classification of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) recently reported that crescents detected in kidney tissue predicted a worse renal outcome. However, this finding must be validated in independent cohorts before it can be widely applied to clinical practice....

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Main Authors: Xiaoyan Zhang, Sufang Shi, Yan Ouyang, Meng Yang, Manman Shi, Xiaoxia Pan, Jicheng Lv, Zhaohui Wang, Hong Ren, Pingyan Shen, Weiming Wang, Hong Zhang, Jingyuan Xie, Nan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
Subjects:
Crescent
IgA nephropathy (IgAN)
Prognosis
End stage renal disease (ESRD)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-018-1488-5

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