Background Few studies have directly compared the renoprotective effects of angiotensin II–receptor
blockers and angiotensin-converting–enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in persons with type …

Hantaviruses are enveloped RNA viruses each carried by a specific rodent species. Three
hantaviruses, Puumala, Dobrava, and Saaremaa viruses, are known to cause haemorrhagic …

Hantaviruses are negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses that infect many species of
rodents, shrews, moles and bats. Infection in these reservoir hosts is almost asymptomatic, but …

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) activity in human
serum is associated with the components of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in type 1 diabetic …

Background. The prognosis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is variable and about 10–20% of
patients progress to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in 10 years. Hypertension, proteinuria and …

Objective. To evaluate renal biopsy findings and clinicopathologic correlations in patients
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. Retrospective study of renal biopsy specimens from …

Hantaviruses (genus Hantavirus, family Bunyaviridae) are enveloped tri‐segmented
negative‐stranded RNA viruses each carried by a specific rodent or insectivore host species. …

… The skillful technical assistance of Mirja Ikonen, Kaija Vilen, Maria Junnila and Marjaana
Mustonen is greatly appreciated. Jukka Mustonen and Jukka Partanen have equal …

Hantaviruses are rodent/insectivore‐borne negative‐stranded RNA viruses which belong to
the Bunyaviridae family. They do not cause any symptomatic disease in their adult carrier …

Puumala hantavirus-induced nephropathia epidemica (NE) is an important cause of an
acute reversible renal failure in Scandinavia, European Russia, and the Balkans. The …