Decreased Circulating C3 Levels and Mesangial C3 Deposition Predict Renal Outcome in Patients with IgA Nephropathy

Seung Jun Kim; Hyang Mo Koo; Beom Jin Lim; Hyung Jung Oh; Dong Eun Yoo; Dong Ho Shin; Mi Jung Lee; Fa Mee Doh; Jung Tak Park; Tae-Hyun Yoo; Shin-Wook Kang; Kyu Hun Choi; Hyeon Joo Jeong; Seung Hyeok Han

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040495

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Decreased Circulating C3 Levels and Mesangial C3 Deposition Predict Renal Outcome in Patients with IgA Nephropathy

Seung Jun Kim ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Seung Jun Kim, Hyang Mo Koo

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Hyang Mo Koo ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Seung Jun Kim, Hyang Mo Koo

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Beom Jin Lim,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Hyung Jung Oh,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Dong Eun Yoo,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Dong Ho Shin,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Mi Jung Lee,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Fa Mee Doh,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jung Tak Park,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Tae-Hyun Yoo,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Shin-Wook Kang,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Brain Korea 21, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Kyu Hun Choi,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Hyeon Joo Jeong,

Affiliation Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Brain Korea 21, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Seung Hyeok Han

* E-mail: hansh@yuhs.ac

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Decreased Circulating C3 Levels and Mesangial C3 Deposition Predict Renal Outcome in Patients with IgA Nephropathy

Seung Jun Kim,
Hyang Mo Koo,
Beom Jin Lim,
Hyung Jung Oh,
Dong Eun Yoo,
Dong Ho Shin,
Mi Jung Lee,
Fa Mee Doh,
Jung Tak Park,
Tae-Hyun Yoo

Published: July 6, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040495

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