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Membranous nephropathy: the start of a paradigm shift.
Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension - 1 Mar 2012
Herrmann Sandra M S, Sethi Sanjeev, Fervenza Fernando C
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Primary membranous nephropathy is a common glomerular disease characterized by sub-epithelial immune deposits that has become the prototype of an autoimmune glomerular disease. The purpose of this review is to highlight recent advances regarding the pathogenesis of membranous nephropathy as well as potential new therapies. RECENT FINDINGS: The discovery of two major podocyte antigens, neutral...
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