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Assessment of Kidney Function in Mouse Models of Glomerular Disease
Published on: June 30, 2018
Incidence of thin basement membrane nephropathy in 990 consecutive renal biopsies examined with electron microscopy
Ioanna Zouvani1, Sophia Aristodemou, Andreas Hadjisavvas
1Department of Histopathology, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Abstract:
Thin basement membrane nephropathy is one of the main causes of hematuria in both children and adults. It is often associated with a family history and its true incidence is unknown. Accurate diagnosis of thin basement membrane nephropathy relies on the presence of attenuated glomerular basement membranes, a finding that can be appreciated only by examination in the electron microscope. In Cyprus the department of electron microscopy has received 990 consecutive renal biopsies for diagnosis. The aim of this study is to define the incidence of thin basement membrane nephropathy in this population sample based on the results of electron microscopy.
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