Clinicopathological and immunohistological features in childhood IgA nephropathy: a single-centre experience

TOPALOĞLU R. , Orhan D., BİLGİNER Y. , KARABULUT E. , ÖZALTIN F. , DÜZOVA A. , ...More

CLINICAL KIDNEY JOURNAL, vol.6, no.2, pp.169-175, 2013 (Journal Indexed in ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 6 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/ckj/sft004
  • Title of Journal : CLINICAL KIDNEY JOURNAL
  • Page Numbers: pp.169-175
  • Keywords: cytokines, childhood IgA nephropathy, histopathology, inflammatory cells, nestin, EXPRESSION, CHILDREN, NESTIN, CYTOKINES, CELLS, GLYCOSYLATION, CLASSIFICATION, INFLAMMATION, PODOCYTES, SEVERITY

Abstract

Background. IgA nephropathy is a glomerular disease diagnosed by renal biopsy and is characterized by a highly variable course ranging from a completely benign condition to rapidly progressive renal failure. We aimed to evaluate the clinical, histopathological and inflammatory characteristics of children with IgA nephropathy.