American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 250-258 , February 2010

Prediction of ESRD in Pauci-immune Necrotizing Glomerulonephritis: Quantitative Histomorphometric Assessment and Serum Creatinine

  • Clara J. Day, BMBCh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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  • Alec J. Howie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University College London, UK
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  • Peter Nightingale, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Peter Hewins, MBChB, PhD, University of Birmingham, Division of Immunity and Infection, Medical School, Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2 TT, UK
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  • Shazia Shabir, MBChB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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  • Dwomoa Adu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
    • ,
  • Caroline O. Savage, FMedSci

      Affiliations

    • School of Immunity & Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
    • ,
  • Peter Hewins, MBChB, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
    • School of Immunity & Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Received 6 May 2009 ,Accepted 28 September 2009.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.10.047 on January 4, 2010.

PII: S0272-6386(09)01445-0

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.10.047

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 250-258 , February 2010

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