Primary membranous nephropathy (also known as idiopathic membranous nephropathy, IMN) is an organ specific autoimmune kidney disease characterized by the development of immune complex deposits in the sub-epithelial spaces, podocyte effacement and glomerular capillary wall thickening in the later stages. Clinical studies have demonstrated that over 70% of patients with IMN possess circulating au...

Membranous nephropathy (MN) is the most common cause of adult nephrotic syndrome and it accounts for about 25% of renal biopsies done for this syndrome. Most of the cases are primary or idiopathic in nature while only about one third of the cases are secondary to some known disease.This review describes the recent advances regarding pathogenesis. Membranous nephropathy is an organ specific auto...