The association of various HLA-A, -B and -DR loci with membranous glomerulonephritis, IgA nephropathy, and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in KwaZulu-Natal renal patients.

The association of various HLA-A, -B and -DR loci with membranous glomerulonephritis, IgA nephropathy, and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in KwaZulu-Natal renal patients.

This KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) based study investigates hypertension, glomerulonephritides and the rarity of IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) in Africans in association with the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA). A retrospective hypertensive study found a positive association with HLA-B40 (P c<0.05) and HLA-B15 (Pc&...

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Other Authors: Assounga, Alain G. H.
Language:en
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Kidneys > Diseases > Immunological aspects.
Glomerulonephritis.
Immune complex diseases.
Kidney glomerulus > Diseases.
Theses > Nephrology.
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/1789

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