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Current views on collapsing glomerulopathy.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jul 2008
Albaqumi Mamdouh, Barisoni Laura
Abstract excerpt
Collapsing glomerulopathy is a proliferative disease defined by segmental or global wrinkling of the glomerular basement membranes associated with podocyte proliferation. These lesions are particularly poor responders to standard therapies. First described as an idiopathic disorder or following HIV infection, it is now associated with a broad group of diseases and different pathogenetic mechanisms, which...
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