Profile of Indian Patients With Membranous Nephropathy
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Management of patients with membranous nephropathy.
Membranous nephropathy (MN) is the most common cause of the nephrotic syndrome in Europe, with an incidence of 5–10/million/year in adults [1]. Although MN can occur secondary to infections, systemic diseases, use of drugs or malignancies, in most patients no underlying cause is identified [idiopathic membranous nephropathy (iMN)]. Recent studies have identified antibodies against the M-type PL...
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عنوان ژورنال: Kidney International Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2468-0249
DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.06.024