Presentation and Outcome of Patients with Systemic Amyloidosis Undergoing Dialysis
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Presentation and outcome of patients with systemic amyloidosis undergoing dialysis.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Light chain (AL) and secondary (AA) amyloidosis usually present as a systemic disease frequently involving the kidney and leading to ESRD. Data regarding patients with AA or AL amyloidosis undergoing dialysis remain scarce. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS We retrospectively studied patients with AA or AL amyloidosis who started dialysis in five French c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1555-9041,1555-905X
DOI: 10.2215/cjn.02470607