Etiology of Kidney Diseases With Proteinuria in the Gambia/West Africa

• Main Authors: Udo Vester (Author), Augustin Fombah (Author), Maite Hölscher (Author), Danlami Garba (Author), Mary Tapgun (Author), Pamela Collier N'Jai (Author), Philipp Mendy (Author), Gibril Bass (Author), Abdul K. Muhammad (Author), Suzanne T. Anderson (Author), Abdoulie Sanneh (Author), Charles Onyeama (Author), Udo Helmchen (Author), Khalifa Bojang (Author), Peter F. Hoyer (Author), Tumani Corrah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In West Africa, kidney diseases are frequently seen, but diagnostic and therapeutic options are poor due to limited access to specialized facilities. To unravel the etiology and develop clinical guidelines, we collected clinical data and results of kidney biopsies in 121 pediatric and mostly young a...