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Anti-glomerular basement membrane glomerulopathy in a young child

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We report the youngest patient with anti-glomerular basement membrane disease described in the literature to date. Age-dependent expression of the target antigen in this auto-immune disease explains the low incidence in young children. Despite adequate immunosuppression, renal function did not recover in our patient.

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  1.  Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650 Antwerp, Belgium, , , , , , BE

    K. Boven, H. P. J. Miljoen, K. J. Van Hoeck & K. J. Van Acker

  2.  Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, , , , , , BE

    E. A. Van Marck

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  1. K. Boven
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Received November 13, 1995; received in revised form and accepted March 20, 1996

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Boven, K., Miljoen, H., Hoeck, K. et al. Anti-glomerular basement membrane glomerulopathy in a young child. Pediatr Nephrol 10, 745–747 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004670050207

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