Clinical outcome of immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis affecting the kidney
Author(s) -
Morie A. Gertz,
Nelson Leung,
M. Q. Lacy,
Angela Dispenzieri,
Steven R. Zeldenrust,
S. R. Hayman,
Francis K. Buadi,
D. Dingli,
Philip R. Greipp,
Shaji Kumar,
John A. Lust,
S. Vincent Rajkumar,
Stephen J. Russell,
T. E. Witzig
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfp201
Subject(s) - medicine , renal replacement therapy , creatinine , dialysis , amyloidosis , renal function , immunoglobulin light chain , kidney disease , kidney , hemodialysis , cohort , urology , gastroenterology , antibody , immunology
The kidney is affected by immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis (AL) in more than 50% of patients who present with the disease, but long-term predictors for and outcomes after renal replacement therapy are not well described.
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