Familial occurrence of systemic vasculitis and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
Two familial clusters of systemic vasculitis are described. In one family, microscopic polyangiitis and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis occurred in HLA-identical siblings; in the second family, 3 second- and fourth-degree related members were affected by Wegener's granulomatosis. Publish...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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American journal of kidney diseases
Year: 1999, Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 364-373 |
| ISSN: | 1523-6838 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0272-6386(99)70371-9 |
| Online Access: | Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0272-6386(99)70371-9 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272638699703719 
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| Author Notes: | R. Nowack, H. Lehmann, L.F. Flores-Suárez, A. Nanhou, F.J. van der Woude |
| Summary: | Two familial clusters of systemic vasculitis are described. In one family, microscopic polyangiitis and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis occurred in HLA-identical siblings; in the second family, 3 second- and fourth-degree related members were affected by Wegener's granulomatosis. Published clusters of systemic vasculitides and Goodpasture's syndrome are reviewed, and, together with the observed families, the evidence for genetic susceptibility and a causative role of environmental factors for these diseases with special emphasis on the HLA system is discussed. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 05.10.2022 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1523-6838 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0272-6386(99)70371-9 |