Origin and phenotypic features of hyperplastic epithelial cells in collapsing glomerulopathy.

doi:10.1016/s0272-6386(98)70070-8

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Origin and phenotypic features of hyperplastic epithelial cells in collapsing glomerulopathy.

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Dec 1998

Nagata M, Hattori M, Hamano Y, Ito K, Saitoh K, Watanabe T

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The characteristic pathological feature of collapsing glomerulopathy (CG) is marked cell hyperplasia and hypertrophy within the glomeruli. The present study investigated the phenotypic alteration of hyperplastic epithelial cells in CG to determine their origin. Renal biopsy specimens from two pat...

Topics

Biopsy
Child
Epithelial Cells
Female
Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental
Humans
Hyperplasia
Hypertrophy
Immunohistochemistry
Kidney Glomerulus
Male
Phenotype

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