Abstract:Background and Aims
Although rare (estimated global annual incidence of 25 cases per million people), immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common form of primary glomerulonephritis. IgAN is associated with a poor prognosis, with 30% or more of patients with >1g/day of proteinuria progressing to kidney failure within 10 years. As poor prognosis is partly due to delayed diagnosis, this analysis aims to describe aspects of the diagnostic pathway for patients with IgAN.
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