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  National Kidney Foundation: A to Z Health Guide Item
In many parts of the world, IgA nephropathy is the most common form of glomerulonephritis--a disease that damages the tiny filtering units of the kidney, called glomeruli.
IgA Nephropathy is sometimes called "Berger's Disease," because a French physician named Berger was one of the first to describe the disease.
Even though the IgA deposits reappear in the transplanted kidney in about half the patients within one year after the operation, the signs and symptoms of the disease remain mild.
www.kidney.org /atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=76   (844 words)

  
  Iga Ueno City, Mie
Iga had managed to avoid much of the bloodshed of the long period of civil war, especially that accompanying the steady westward expansion of Oda Nobunaga.
The Iga Ninja, whose sect was said to have begun in the region sometime during the 12th century, managed to avoid annihilation.
The Iga Ueno Castle and the Ninja Yashiki Museum, profiling the Iga sect Ninjas, are both located in Ueno Park, the heart of the city's year-round tourist attractions.
www.yamasa.org /japan/english/destinations/mie/ueno.html   (1191 words)

  
 AllRefer Health - IgA Nephropathy (Berger's Disease) (Berger's Disease, Nephropathy - IgA)
IgA nephropathy is a kidney disorder characterized by blood in the urine; caused by inflammation of the internal kidney structures and deposits of IgA antibodies in the kidney mesangial tissue.
IgA nephropathy usually is discovered after one or more episodes of dark or bloody urine in a person with no other symptoms of kidney disorder.
Risk factors include having a personal or family history of IgA nephropathy or Henoch Schonlein purpura (a form of vasculitis that affects many parts of the body, and may cause a kidney lesion that is identical to the lesion of Berger's disease).
health.allrefer.com /health/iga-nephropathy-bergers-disease-info.html   (443 words)

  
 IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease) - MayoClinic.com
IgA nephropathy — also called Berger's disease —; is a kidney disorder caused by abnormal deposits of the immunoglobulin A (IgA) inside the small blood vessels (glomeruli) of your kidneys.
IgA deposits in the glomeruli hamper this process and can lead to blood and protein in your urine, high blood pressure, and swelling in your hands and feet.
IgA nephropathy is the most common form of primary glomerulonephritis, a type of kidney disease that hinders your kidneys' ability to remove waste and excess fluids.
www.mayoclinic.com /health/iga-nephropathy/DS00856   (330 words)

  
  Suboptimality and Immunity
Adhesion of bacteria, in particular Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae, to the non-ciliated epithelial cells of the nasopharynx, close to the opening of the eustachian tube, is significantly correlated to the otitis-prone condition in children.
The mean IgA concentration increased from 0.21 g/l to 0.37 g/l in the patients with phenytoin unchanged, due to the increase of the IgA levels in a few patients who initially showed a slightly depressed IgA concentration.
In contrast, the mean concentration of IgA was normal and no individual subnormal values were observed in epileptic patients treated with or without hydantoins whose disease was thought to be secondary to traumatic or infectious events or to metabolic disturbances.
members.jorsm.com /~binstock/opt-iga.htm   (4272 words)

  
 Immunoglobulin A (IgA) Nephropathy
IgA nephropathy is a chronic kidney disease that may progress over a period of 10 to 20 years, and can lead to end-stage renal disease.
IgA nephropathy is a very heterogeneous condition, which means that the presentation varies greatly between individuals and families.
IgA nephropathy is a silent disease that may go undetected for years, but usually onsets before the age of 40.
www.healthsystem.virginia.edu /uvahealth/adult_urology/iganeph.cfm   (432 words)

  
 Independent Glass Association
IGA members and prospective members have the opportunity to attend and to experience what is fast becoming one of the most important industry events—Auto Glass Week™.
Additionally, the IGA is preparing a strong line-up of educational seminars for attendees as well as access to additional auto glass events taking place in the same venue as part of Auto Glass Week™.
IGA members are located in all 50 states and ten countries.
www.iga.org   (351 words)

  
 IgA Nephropathy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
IgA nephropathy is a kidney disorder caused by deposits of the protein immunoglobulin A (IgA) inside the glomeruli (filters) within the kidney.
The IgA protein prevents this filtering process, leading to blood and protein in the urine and swelling in the hands and feet.
The IgA protein, an antibody, is a normal part of the body's immune system, the system that protects against disease.
kidney.niddk.nih.gov /kudiseases/pubs/iganephropathy/index.htm   (598 words)

  
 IgA Deficiency: Immunodeficiency Disorders: Merck Manual Professional
IgA deficiency is commonly associated with certain HLA haplotypes, and rare alleles or deletions of genes in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class III (see Biology of the Immune System: Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) System) region are common.
IgA deficiency also occurs in siblings of children with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) and evolves into CVID in some patients.
Antibiotics are given as needed for bacterial infections of the ears, sinuses, lungs, or GI or GU tract.
www.merck.com /mmpe/sec13/ch164/ch164j.html   (389 words)

  
 The International IGA Nephropathy Network
IgA nephropathy is the commonest of a group of conditions which have the general name glomerulonephritis.
In IgA nephropathy, like all chronic kidney problems it is important to control the blood pressure very well; you can expect that the blood pressure goal recommended for you will be lower than for many other people who have high blood pressure without kidney problems.
The recurrence of IgA nephropathy may eventually contribute to the failure of the transplant but this is nearly always a very slow process as it is in your original kidneys.
www.igan-world.org /infopatients.htm   (2934 words)

  
 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: IgA nephropathy (Berger’s disease)
IgA nephropathy is a kidney disorder characterized by blood in the urine.
IgA nephropathy usually is discovered after one or more episodes of dark or bloody urine in a person with no other symptoms of kidney disorder.
Risk factors include having a personal or family history of IgA nephropathy or Henoch Schonlein purpura (a form of vasculitis that affects many parts of the body, and may cause a kidney lesion that is identical to the lesion of Berger's disease).
www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000466.htm   (612 words)

  
 IgA nephropathy
IgA nephropathy is the commonest "glomerulonephritis" (inflammation of the glomerulus) found in the developed countries of the world.
IgA is short for immunoglobulin A, an antibody which usually helps the body to fight infections and toxins (poisons) encountered in the gut and the lungs.
In about half of all patients the levels of IgA in the blood are raised and this, or a history of passing blood in the urine at the same time as an infection is suggestive of the diagnosis.
renux.dmed.ed.ac.uk /EdREN/EdRenINFObits/IgALong.html   (1525 words)

  
 Michigan Immunodeficiency Foundation. Information on Selective IgA defiency   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
IgA is deficient in these individuals because their B-lymphocytes, cells which normally produce IgA, are unable to mature into IgA-producing plasma cells.
IgA deficient persons appear to have IgA-bearing B-cells that are arrested at an immature stage of development.
IgA Deficiency is usually first suspected because of a history of chronic or recurrent infections, allergies, autoimmune diseases, or chronic diarrhea.
www.midf.org /michigan_immunodeficiency_foundation_selective_iga_deficiency.htm   (1950 words)

  
 CIGNA - IgA Nephropathy
IgA nephropathy is a chronic kidney disease that usually first appears during adolescence and young adulthood and often progresses to kidney failure.
The first recognizable symptom of IgA nephropathy is bloody urine (hematuria) caused by inflammation of the kidney (acute nephritis or glomerulonephritis).
IgA nephropathy usually occurs following flu-like (viral) infections of the upper respiratory tract or the gastrointestinal tract.
www.cigna.com /healthinfo/nord587.html   (1371 words)

  
 eMedicine - Linear IgA Dermatosis : Article by Peter A Klein, MD
Children and adults are affected, with disease of the former historically referred to as chronic bullous dermatosis of childhood.
Neutrophilic microabscesses in linear immunoglobulin A (IgA) dermatosis.
Zone JJ, Taylor TB, Meyer LJ, Petersen MJ: The 97 kDa linear IgA bullous disease antigen is identical to a portion of the extracellular domain of the 180 kDa bullous pemphigoid antigen, BPAg2.
www.emedicine.com /derm/topic240.htm   (3340 words)

  
 IgA Nephropathy
IgA nephropathy is a kidney disorder caused by deposits of the protein immunoglobulin A (IgA) inside the glomeruli (filters) within the kidney.
The IgA protein prevents this filtering process, leading to blood and protein in the urine and swelling in the hands and feet.
The IgA protein is a normal part of the body's system to protect against disease (the immune system).
www.webmd.com /a-to-z-guides/IgA-nephropathy-shc   (387 words)

  
 IGA
IGA is your community food specialist that provides families with consistently high quality fresh products and service at competitive prices.
IGA stores offer our customers a large variety of high-quality products at competitive prices in a pleasant environment where customer service is a priority.
The IGA Cybermarket is one of the first on-line grocery stores in the world.
corporate.sobeys.com /English/Our_Company/Banners/iga_ban.asp   (240 words)

  
 Iga Ueno Travel Guide
Iga is the name of the former province, which covered part of today's Mie Prefecture.
The Iga school of ninjutsu (art of stealth), based in Ueno City, used to be one of Japan's two leading ninja schools during the feudal era (the Koga school in Shiga Prefecture was the other).
Iga Ueno is also known as the birthplace of one of Japan's greatest poets, Basho Matsuo, who lived during the early Edo Period.
www.japan-guide.com /e/e4350.html   (171 words)

  
 Iga travel guide - Wikitravel
Iga (伊賀) [1], also known as Iga-Ueno (伊賀上野), is a city in Mie prefecture, Japan.
Iga is about halfway between Osaka and Nagoya, and about an hour and a half from Kyoto.
Iga Ninja Museum (9:00am-5:00pm, entry ¥700) [2] Ueno's top attraction by far, this old Japanese house was actually used by the Iga clan and is full of spiffy ninja secrets like trapdoors, revolving walls and more, all demonstrated by kunoichi - cheerful lady ninjas in pink garb.
wikitravel.org /en/Iga   (433 words)

  
 The Foundation for IgA Nephropathy
The support group was founded in 2000, and the Foundation itself was incorporated in 2005.
The IgA Nephropathy Support Group is a peer support group, currently operated on Yahoo Groups.
A peer support group is one in which the participants and the moderators are also patients, as opposed to health professionals.
www.igan.ca   (481 words)

  
 IGA Worldwide - engage new worlds | The world´s premier in-game advertising company
IGA Worldwide to Underwrite In-Game Advertising Effectiveness Research Study to be conducted by BASES/Nielsen Entertainment
IGA Worldwide is the leading independent dynamic in-game advertising network.
IGA is already serving hundreds of millions of impressions per week to over 10 million highly engaged gamers across a wide variety of platforms and genres.
www.igaworldwide.com   (168 words)

  
 IGA Worldwide's Series A Expands To $17 million With New Investment From Intel Capital
IGA Worldwide will use the funding to expand its relationships with publishers and continue to extend its global operations in support of a growing base of customers in North America, Europe and Asia.
As a conduit between advertisers, agencies and publishers, IGA Worldwide and its strategic communications consultancy IGA Hive provide the expertise, services and infrastructure to tap into a mass entertainment audience that reaches out to 150 million people in the US alone, predominantly in the lucrative and notoriously hard-to-reach 18 to 34 year old male audience.
IGA Worldwide, Inc. (www.igaworldwide.com) is the leading independent in-game advertising company helping brands to understand and exploit the rich and diverse opportunities available now and in the future.
www.intel.com /capital/news/releases/060705.htm   (682 words)

  
 IGA grid helps developers grid-enable applications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The goals of the IGA grid architecture are to allow our grid developers to design applications for grid frameworks and to experience the power of grid computing design at development phases without the need for complicated grid systems during development.
IGA grid addresses the immediate need for a grid solution for the hosted environment using technologies available today.
IGA grid provides better isolation between grid jobs, enhancing privacy and security in a grid environment.
www.ibm.com /developerworks/grid/library/gr-iga/index.html?ca=drs-   (2245 words)

  
 IGA Menu - EY Net Japanese Pottery Primer
Iga is unglazed, high-fired ware that first appeared in the 16th century in Iga (Mie Prefecture).
The Iga kilns are said to have been established during the Keicho Era (1596-1615) under the guidance of the Tsutsui and later the Toda daimyo families, with the most famous kilns being the Makiyama and Marubashira.
Iga ware is fired not far from its more famous neighbor Shigaraki.
www.e-yakimono.net /guide/html/iga.html   (179 words)

  
 IgA nephropathy - WrongDiagnosis.com
IgA nephropathy is a kidney disorder caused by deposits of the protein immunoglobulin A (IgA) inside the glomeruli (filters)...
IgA nephropathy is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
This means that IgA nephropathy, or a subtype of IgA nephropathy, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
www.wrongdiagnosis.com /i/iga_nephropathy/intro.htm   (796 words)

  
 Selective deficiency of IgA | Health Library | Walgreens
Selective deficiency of IgA is defined as low levels of -- or complete absence of -- immune globulin A, which causes decreased immune function in the mucosal surfaces in the mouth, gastrointestinal tract (stomach and intestines), and lungs.
IgA deficiency may be inherited as either an autosomal dominant (requiring only one parent to pass down the defective gene) or recessive (requiring defective genes from both parents) trait.
Genetic counseling may be of value to prospective parents with a family history of selective IgA deficiency.
www.walgreens.com /library/contents.jsp?doctype=1&docid=001476   (533 words)

  
 The Irish Games Association - Home
The IGA set out to do so by running the largest Independent Games convention in Ireland, Gaelcon.
We would also like, once again, to clarify one important point; we are not representative, nor do we think that the IGA is currently in a good situation to provide the kind of services that would be required of such a body.
What the IGA is is a group of like minded friends who wish to promote the hobby.
www.gaelcon.com /iga   (607 words)

  
 Gamasutra - Q&A: IGA's Townsend On BF2142 In-Game Ads
But Townsend made it clear that IGA "does not capture any personally identifiable information" for those playing BF2142, going on to explain exactly what details the game's users are supplying when they play.
Specifically, IGA's software uses the IP address for geotargeting of in-game ads (so that European ads are not shown to those in the U.S., for example).
IGA's Townsend went on to explain exactly why identifying specific consumers is not part of his company's goal, explaining: "In the advertising sector, generally you have two very distinct forms of advertising - above the line and below the line."
www.gamasutra.com /php-bin/news_index.php?story=11300   (735 words)

  
 IGA Group Employee Benefit Trust
IGA Benefits has taken the lead by providing one national healthcare benefit plan to meet the unique needs of IGA stores.
IGA's member purchasing power has been combined under the IGA Group Employee Benefit Trust to create a lower cost benefit delivery system.
The IGA Group Employee Benefit Trust (IGA Benefits) was established to meet the unique cost and benefit requirements of IGA member stores across the country.
www.iga-benefits.com /index.html   (319 words)

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