Urinary Activin A is a novel biomarker reflecting renal inflammation and tubular damage in ANCA-associated vasculitis

• Yoshinori Takei,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3433-0476

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• Shunsuke Takahashi,

  Roles Validation

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan

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• Masao Nakasatomi,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan

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• Toru Sakairi,

  Roles Validation

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan

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• Hidekazu Ikeuchi,

  Roles Validation

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0768-7090

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• Yoriaki Kaneko,

  Roles Validation

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan

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• Keiju Hiromura,

  Roles Validation

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan

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• Yoshihisa Nojima,

  Roles Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Japanese Red Cross Hospital, Maebashi, Japan

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• Akito Maeshima

  Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: amaesima@jichi.ac.jp

  Affiliations Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan, Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Japanese Red Cross Hospital, Maebashi, Japan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7834-8937

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