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Collapsing glomerulopathy: an inflammatory podocytopathy?
Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension - 1 May 2007
Barisoni Laura, Nelson Peter J
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Collapsing glomerulopathy is a relatively new and debated podocytopathy. Among several conjectures, inflammatory injury orchestrated by podocytes is emerging to explain the pathogenesis of collapsing glomerulopathy. Here, we briefly summarize recent studies in support of this novel and intriguing hypothesis. RECENT FINDINGS: Immunohistochemical analyses of markers conventionally used to...
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