Research Article
Serum Levels of Joining Chain-Containing IgA1 Are Not Elevated in Patients with IgA Nephropathy
Table 5
Correlation between J chain deposition and clinical factors.
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J chain: joining chain; J-IgA: J chain-containing IgA; J-IgA1: J chain-containing IgA1; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate. aSpearman’s correlation analysis unless otherwise specified. beGFR was calculated according to the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation [20]. |