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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"HIVAN"”.
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The spectrum of HIV-related kidney disease in South Africa
… diseases, including HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN), opportunistic infections, including tuberculosis (TB), and adverse effects of drugs and immune activation/viral replication. This thesis explores the evolving landscape of HIV-related kidney disease in a setting where antiretroviral therapy …
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Clinical Presentation and Histopathological Description of the Spectrum of Renal Diseases in HIV Infected Adults Presenting With Renal Insufficiency at the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka Zambia
… have indicated that HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is the commonest diagnosis in HIV-infected patients presenting with renal insufficiency. More than 90% of patients with HIVAN are black. The natural history of the renal diseases associated with HIV infection has been radically changed by …
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Clinical Presentation and Histopathological Description of the Spectrum of Renal Diseases in HIV Infected Adults Presenting With Renal Insufficiency at the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka Zambia
… have indicated that HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is the commonest diagnosis in HIV-infected patients presenting with renal insufficiency. More than 90% of patients with HIVAN are black. The natural history of the renal diseases associated with HIV infection has been radically changed by …
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Investigating the functionality of African-specific variants in the TGFB1 regulatory region and their potential role in HIV-associated kidney complications
… Africans, such as HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN), may be influenced by functional genetic variations in TGFB1. To address this, the African-specific TGFB1 haplotypes containing singular, or combinations of, -1287 G>A (rs11466314), -1154 C>T (rs35318502), -387 C>T (rs11466316) and -14 G>A …
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Kidney tissue characterization using magnetic resonance in HIV infected individuals undergoing kidney biopsy
… changes (31%) and HIV associated nephropathy (HIVAN) (25%). Mixed pathology was observed in 25% of participants. There was significant negative correlation with Sethi chronicity score and MRI-DTI findings. Spectroscopy showed an element of cell degradation and inflammation in all participants …
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Polyploidy and Mitotic Cell Death are Two Distinct HIV-1 Vpr-Driven Outcomes in Renal Tubule Epithelial Cells
<p>Given the emerging epidemic of renal disease in HIV+ patients and the fact that HIV DNA and RNA persist in the kidneys of HIV+ patients despite therapy, it is necessary to understand the role of direct HIV-1 infection of the kidney. HIV-associated kidney disease pathogenesis is attributed in …
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Peripheral inflammatory and regulatory immune changes in HIV positive to HIV positive renal transplant recipients
… predominantly due to HIV-associated Nephropathy (HIVAN). Recipients received Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) induction therapy and maintenance immunosuppression. Despite transplantation across Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) mismatches, there were few rejection events in the first year post-transplant …