Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis
worldwide. It is a leading cause of chronic kidney disease and progresses to end-stage …

IgA nephropathy is a common glomerular disease that is an important cause of kidney
failure. This review discusses advances in the therapy and understanding of the molecular …

Background The outcomes of immunosuppressive therapy, when added to supportive care,
in patients with IgA nephropathy are uncertain. Methods We conducted a multicenter, open …

Background. We sought to identify the long-term renal survival rate and related risk factors of
progression to renal failure in Chinese adult patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and to …

Proteinuria has been shown to be an adverse prognostic factor in IgA nephropathy. The
benefit of achieving a partial remission of proteinuria, however, has not been well described …

Among the numerous studies published in the last 20 years that have calculated the
actuarial renal survival and tried to individuate the prognostic role of the clinical and …

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) represents the leading cause of kidney failure among East Asian
populations and the most frequent form of primary glomerulonephritis among Europeans …

IgA nephropathy, initially described in 1968 as a kidney disease with glomerular
“intercapillary deposits of IgA-IgG”, has no disease-specific treatment and is a common …

Background The clinical course of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) varies from asymptomatic
nonprogressive to aggressive disease, with up to one in four patients manifesting ESRD …

The difficulties in defining the natural history of primary IgA nephropathy (IgAN) depend
upon the pre-selection of patients for renal biopsy, a true individual variability-ranging from …