Although pathologic classifications exist for several renal diseases, including IgA nephropathy,
focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, and lupus nephritis, a uniform classification for …

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis is the most common
cause of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis worldwide, and the renal biopsy is the gold …

We present a consensus report pertaining to the improved clarity of definitions and classification
of glomerular lesions in lupus nephritis that derived from a meeting of 18 members of an …

C3 glomerulopathy is a recently introduced pathological entity whose original definition was
glomerular pathology characterized by C3 accumulation with absent or scanty …

In both atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) and C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) complement
plays a primary role in disease pathogenesis. Herein we report the outcome of a 2015 …

The global increase in chronic kidney disease (CKD) parallels the obesity epidemic. Obesity
conveys a gradual but independent risk of progression of CKD that seems irrespective of …

Despite excellent short-term results, long-term survival of transplanted kidneys has not
improved accordingly. Although alloimmune responses and calcineurin inhibitor-related …

… Differences in renal histopathology between patients with different ANCA test results
were investigated but led to contradictory results (abstract, Bajema IM, J Am Soc Nephrol 8:532A, …

Anti-C1q autoantibodies are present in sera of patients with several autoimmune diseases,
including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Strikingly, in SLE the presence of anti-C1q is …

Renal pathologists and nephrologists met on February 20, 2015 to establish an etiology/pathogenesis-based
system for classification and diagnosis of GN, with a major aim of …