Cigarette smoking may accelerate the progression of IgA nephropathy

Abstract Background Whether cigarette smoking is associated with the progression of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) remains uncertain; therefore, we aimed to evaluate the effect of cigarette smoking on the prognosis of IgAN. Methods We divided 1239 IgAN patients from West China Hospital of Sichu...

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Main Authors: Siqing Wang, Aiya Qin, Gaiqin Pei, Zheng Jiang, Lingqiu Dong, Jiaxing Tan, Li Tan, Yi Tang, Wei Qin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02453-4