TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 28. Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis A1 - Trachtman, Howard A2 - Lerma, Edgar V. A2 - Berns, Jeffrey S. A2 - Nissenson, Allen R. PY - 2009 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Nephrology & Hypertension AB - Characterized by persistent hypocomplementemia.Disease is most often primary or idiopathic.Fifty percent of patients progress to end-stage renal disease over 10–15 years.Prednisone is effective in pediatric patients but there is no proven treatment in adults.Disease recurs posttransplantation in approximately 25% of patients. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/25 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6336027 ER -