American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Pages 26-32, January 2009

Combination Therapy of Prednisone and ACE Inhibitor Versus ACE-Inhibitor Therapy Alone in Patients With IgA Nephropathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Jicheng Lv, MD

      Affiliations

    • Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
    • Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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  • Hong Zhang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
    • Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, People's Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Hong Zhang, MD, PhD, Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, No 8, Xishiku St, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100034 China
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  • Yuqing Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
    • Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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  • Guangtao Li, MD

      Affiliations

    • Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
    • Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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  • Lei Jiang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
    • Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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  • Ajay K. Singh, MB, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Haiyan Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Institute of Nephrology, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
    • Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Beijing, People's Republic of China

Received 24 February 2008; accepted 22 July 2008. published online 20 October 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.07.029 on October 20, 2008.Trial registration: www.clinicaltrials.gov; study number:NCT00378443.

PII: S0272-6386(08)01230-4

doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.07.029

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American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Pages 26-32, January 2009

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