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The cloaca is temporally formed and eventually divided by the urorectal septum (URS) during urogenital and anorectal organ development. Although congenital malformations, such as anorectal malformations (ARMs)...
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Steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome associated with Kimura disease
We report an 11-year-old Japanese boy with Kimura disease and associated nephrotic syndrome. Before the diagnosis of Kimura disease was established, the patient had three episodes of swelling on the left cheek...
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Plasma lipoprotein (a) levels in children with minimal lesion nephrotic syndrome
We studied the plasma lipoprotein (a)[Lp(a)] levels in 31 children with minimal lesion nephrotic syndrome (MLNS) in both stages of acute NS and remission.The mean Lp(a) levels in acute NS were significantly hi...
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An electron-microscopic study of the glomeruli was made on 154 children with IgA nephropathy and no evidence of systemic disease, in whom immunofluorescence microscopy had shown diffuse mesangial deposition of...
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IgA NEPHROPATHY IN CHILDREN: A MODIFIED VIEW OF CLINICO-PATHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The present study was carried out to determine clinical and immunopathological features of IgA nephropathy in children.