Stanley de Almeida Araújo, Luiz Flávio Giordano , Ariel Augusto de Britto Rosa , Paula Alves Santos do Carmo, Kinulpe Honorato-Sampaio a Escola de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil b Centro Especializado em Anatomia Patológica, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil c Hospital Universitário São José, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil d Centro de Microscopia da Universidade Fed...

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...