Hypocomplementemia is associated with more severe renal disease and worse renal outcomes in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis: a retrospective cohort study

Hypocomplementemia is associated with more severe renal disease and worse renal outcomes in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis: a retrospective cohort study

Background The complement system has been recently proposed to play an important role in the pathogenesis of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). This study evaluated the value of serum and kidney deposited C3 in predicting renal outcomes in AAV. Methods This was a retrospective study of 47 patients wi...

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Main Authors: Aglaia Chalkia, Konstantinos Thomas, Panagiota Giannou, Alexandros Panagiotopoulos, Emilia Hadziyannis, Athanasia Kapota, Harikleia Gakiopoulou, Dimitrios Vassilopoulos, Dimitrios Petras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Renal Failure
Subjects:
anca
complement
glomerulonephritis
vasculitis
end-stage renal disease
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0886022X.2020.1803086

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0886022X.2020.1803086

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