Degree of foot process effacement in patients with genetic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: a single-center analysis and review of the literature

Degree of foot process effacement in patients with genetic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: a single-center analysis and review of the literature

Abstract Determining the cause of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) has crucial implications for evaluating the risk of posttransplant recurrence. The degree of foot process effacement (FPE) on electron micrographs (EM) of native kidney biopsies can reportedly differentiate primary FSGS from...

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Main Authors: Kiyonobu Ishizuka, Kenichiro Miura, Taeko Hashimoto, Naoto Kaneko, Yutaka Harita, Tomoo Yabuuchi, Masataka Hisano, Shuichiro Fujinaga, Tae Omori, Yutaka Yamaguchi, Motoshi Hattori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91520-9

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91520-9

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