Protocol and rationale for the first South Asian 5-year prospective longitudinal observational cohort study and biomarker evaluation investigating the clinical course and risk profile of IgA nephropathy: GRACE IgANI cohort [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
Background: IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis and an important cause of end-stage kidney disease. Unlike the slowly progressive course seen among Caucasian and East Asian subjects (actuarial survival 80-85% over 10 years), in India about 30-40% of patients have nep...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wellcome
2018-07-01
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Series: | Wellcome Open Research |
Online Access: | https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/3-91/v1 |