IgA nephropathy in patients with congenital C9 deficiency
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We treated a female patient suffering from immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy and congenital deficiency of the ninth component of the complement system (C9). She was admitted with hematuria and proteinuria, and the C9 deficiency was diagnosed based on the low hemolytic activity of 50 % of the hemolytic unit of the complements (CH50) and the normal C3 level in the plasma. Renal biopsy revealed m...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Kidney International
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0085-2538
DOI: 10.1038/ki.1992.412