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Preferred term

Glomerulonephritis, IGA  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A chronic form of glomerulonephritis characterized by deposits of predominantly IMMUNOGLOBULIN A in the mesangial area (GLOMERULAR MESANGIUM). Deposits of COMPLEMENT C3 and IMMUNOGLOBULIN G are also often found. Clinical features may progress from asymptomatic HEMATURIA to END-STAGE KIDNEY DISEASE.

Entry terms

  • Berger Disease
  • Berger's Disease
  • IGA Glomerulonephritis
  • IGA Nephropathy
  • Iga Nephropathy 1
  • Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy
  • Nephritis, IGA Type
  • Nephropathy, IGA

In other languages

  • French

  • Glomérulonéphrite à dépôts mésangiaux d'IgA
  • GNIgA (GloméruloNéphrite à dépôts d'IgA)
  • Maladie de Berger
  • Néphropathie à IgA
  • Néphropathie glomérulaire à IgA
  • NIgA (Néphropathie à IgA)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KH5ZC38S-M

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