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Original article English Elzouki AY, Jaiswal OP. Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat. Pediatr Nephrol. 1990 Sep;4(5):459-62. Abstract A prospective study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of chlorambucil in inducing long-term remission in children with steroid-dependent or cyclophosphamide-resistant primary nephrotic syndrome (NS). The 16 steroid-dependent children had a relapse rate of …

Evaluation of chlorambucil therapy in steroid-dependent and cyclophosphamide-resistant children with nephrosis. Read More »

Short communication English Elzouki AY 1, al-Nassar K 1, al-Ali M 1, Malik G 2, Elsharie F 2, Jaiswal OP 2. 1-Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University. 2-Faculty of Medicine, ALArab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya Pediatr Nephrol. 1991 Jan;5(1):59-61. Abstract Sister chromatid exchange (SCE) analysis is the most sensitive method for assessing chromosome …

Sister chromatid exchange analysis in monitoring chlorambucil therapy in primary nephrotic syndrome of childhood. Read More »

Original article English Elzouki A, Carroll J, Butinar D, Moosa A. Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University. Pediatr Nephrol. 1994 Apr;8(2):205-10. Abstract Progressive encephalopathy, developmental delay, microcephaly, electroencephalogram (EEG) and computed tomographic (CT) scan abnormalities have been reported in 80% of children with chronic renal failure (CRF) in infancy. Malnutrition, aluminium intoxication and …

Improved neurological outcome in children with chronic renal disease from infancy. Read More »

Letter English Elzouki AN, Eriksson S. Lancet. 1994 Apr 23;343(8904):1037. Abstract Keywords: Severe alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency and intracranial aneurysms. Link/DOI:

Case report English Elzouki A, Mirza K. Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Pediatr Nephrol. 1994 Aug;8(4):525-6. Abstract Keywords: Juvenile nephronophthisis – Medullary cystic disease – Cystic renal medulla complex – Computerised tomography – Chronic renal failure Link/DOI: http://www.springerlink.com/content/r6853x156154m241/?p=99e877adabc64977b7cd26ea70d2f9e0&pi=46

Original article English Elzouki AN, Segelmark M, Wieslander J, Eriksson S. Department of Medicine, University of Lund, Malmo General Hospital, Sweden. J Intern Med. 1994 Nov;236(5):543-8. Abstract OBJECTIVES. To ascertain whether a relationship exists between the PiZ alpha 1-antitrypsin (alpha 1AT) variant and antineutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCA)-positive vasculitis in a large group of Swedish patients, …

Strong link between the alpha 1-antitrypsin PiZ allele and Wegener’s granulomatosis. Read More »

Case report English Elzouki AN, Eriksson S. Department of Medicine, University of Lund, Malmo General Hospital, Sweden. J Intern Med. 1994 Nov;236(5):587-91. Abstract The incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) has been reported to be increased in heterozygous (PiMZ) and homozygous (PiZZ) alpha 1-antitrypsin (alpha 1 AT) deficiency. We report a further case of AAA …

Abdominal aortic aneurysms and alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency. Read More »

Case report English Elzouki AN, Sterner G, Eriksson S. Department of Medicine, University of Lund, Malmo University Hospital, Sweden. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 1995;10(8):1454-7. Abstract Keywords: Henoch-Schonlein purpura and alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency. Link/DOI:

Original article English Elzouki AN, Hultcrantz R, Stal P, Befrits R, Eriksson S. Department of Medicine, University of Lund, Malmo General Hospital, Sweden. Gut. 1995 Jun;36(6):922-6. Abstract The putative relationship between genetic haemochromatosis and PiZ alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency was studied using a monoclonal antibody against the PiZ variant in 67 consecutive patients with genetic …

Increased PiZ gene frequency for alpha 1 antitrypsin in patients with genetic haemochromatosis. Read More »

Original article English Segelmark M, Elzouki AN, Wieslander J, Eriksson S. Department of Nephrology Lund University, University Hospital, Sweden. Kidney Int. 1995 Sep;48(3):844-50. Abstract We have previously demonstrated that a strong correlation exists between systemic vasculitis with proteinase 3-anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (PR3-ANCA) and heterozygosity for alpha 1-antitrypsin (alpha 1-AT) deficiency, PiZ. In the present study …

The PiZ gene of alpha 1-antitrypsin as a determinant of outcome in PR3-ANCA-positive vasculitis. Read More »