Renal Biopsy: Use of Biomarkers as a Tool for the Diagnosis of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

Renal Biopsy: Use of Biomarkers as a Tool for the Diagnosis of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a glomerulopathy associated with nephrotic syndrome and podocyte injury. FSGS occurs both in children and adults and it is considered the main idiopathic nephrotic syndrome nowadays. It is extremely difficult to establish a morphological diagnosis, since...

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Main Authors: Crislaine Aparecida da Silva, Mariana Molinar Mauad Cintra, Eliângela de Castro Côbo, Marcos Vinícius da Silva, Fabiano Bichuette Custódio, Rosana Rosa Miranda Corrêa, Lúcio Roberto Castellano, Marlene Antônia dos Reis, Juliana Reis Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/192836

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/192836

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