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Association of high body mass index with development of interstitial fibrosis in patients with IgA nephropathy

BACKGROUND: The worldwide prevalence of obesity is increasing. Obesity is associated with a variety of chronic diseases, including chronic kidney disease. Several studies suggested that body mass index (BMI) could be an independent risk factor for progression of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). However, whet...

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Autores principales: Wu, Changwei, Wang, Amanda Y., Li, Guisen, Wang, Li
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6310977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30594167
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-018-1164-2