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Published in: Clinical and Translational Allergy 1/2014

Open Access 01-03-2014 | Poster discussion presentation

PD42 - Is rituximab a trigger for persistent hypogammaglobulinemia in idiopathic nephrotic syndrome?

Authors: Juan Enrique Trujillo, Montserrat Bosque, Òscar Asensio, Adrián Ranera, Juan Cristobal Rojo, Mireia Vilella, Elisabet Guijarro, Xavier Domingo, Laura Valdesoiro, Helena Larramona

Published in: Clinical and Translational Allergy | Special Issue 1/2014

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Rituximab (RTX) is a monoclonal antibody; recently it has been use as a new treatment strategy in patients with high-degree steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome. It provokes a lymphocyte B depletion in some cases that interacts with Immunoglobulins creating decreased plasma IgG levels and hypogammaglobulinemia. …
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Title
PD42 - Is rituximab a trigger for persistent hypogammaglobulinemia in idiopathic nephrotic syndrome?
Authors
Juan Enrique Trujillo
Montserrat Bosque
Òscar Asensio
Adrián Ranera
Juan Cristobal Rojo
Mireia Vilella
Elisabet Guijarro
Xavier Domingo
Laura Valdesoiro
Helena Larramona
Publication date
01-03-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Clinical and Translational Allergy / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 2045-7022
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/2045-7022-4-S1-P42

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