American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 573-576 , September 2005

Membranoproliferative Injury Pattern in a Renal Allograft

  • Neriman Gökden, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
    • Department of Pathology, and Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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  • Michele Rossini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
    • Department of Pathology, and Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
    • ,
  • Jayant Kumar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
    • Department of Pathology, and Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
    • ,
  • Agnes B. Fogo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
    • Department of Pathology, and Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Agnes B. Fogo, MD, Department of Pathology, C3310, Medical Center North, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-2561.

Received 15 February 2005 ,Accepted 18 March 2005.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.03.026 on August 2, 2005.

PII: S0272-6386(05)00858-9

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.03.026

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 573-576 , September 2005

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