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Can urine polypeptide profiles be used to diagnose IgA nephropathy?

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boxed-textHaubitz M et al. (2005) Urine protein patterns can serve as diagnostic tools in patients with IgA nephropathy. Kidney Int 67: 2313–2320

Several indicators, including microscopic hematuria, proteinuria, serum IgA and this novel proteomic-based technique, appear useful for clinical diagnosis of IgA nephropathy before renal biopsy

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Tomino, Y. Can urine polypeptide profiles be used to diagnose IgA nephropathy?. Nat Rev Nephrol 1, 72–73 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0048

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