Treatment of membranous nephropathy: A meta-analysis
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Treatment of idiopathic membranous nephropathy.
Exciting progress recently has been made in our understanding of idiopathic membranous nephropathy, as well as treatment of this disease. Here, we review important advances regarding the pathogenesis of membranous nephropathy. We will also review the current approach to treatment and its limitations and will highlight new therapies that are currently being explored for this disease including Ri...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
سال: 1994
ISSN: 1460-2385,0931-0509
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/9.5.469