Background. The Paulista Registry of Glomerulopathies was created in May 1999 and
comprises several centres of São Paulo, the most populous Brazilian State, that concentrates …

Understanding the evolutionary origins and factors maintaining alternative life history strategies
(ALHS) within species is a major goal of evolutionary research. While alternative alleles …

IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) is the commonest primary glomerular disease around the world
and represents a significant cause of end-stage renal disease. IgAN is characterized by …

Chromosome evolution presents an enigma in the mega-diverse Lepidoptera. Most species
exhibit constrained chromosome evolution with nearly identical haploid chromosome counts …

Objective An imbalance between angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors has been implicated
in the pathogenesis and severity of preeclampsia. In this study, we evaluated serum levels …

Acute renal failure (ARF) has been frequently reported after bites from the Viperidae snake
family. The lack of a reproducible animal model has hampered the study of renal damage …

Objective: To evaluate clinicopathological features and treatment response in patients with
lupus nephritis (LN), comparing the childhood- and late-onset forms of the disease. Methods: …

Tradeoffs affect resource allocation during development and result in fitness consequences
that drive the evolution of life history strategies. Yet despite their importance, we know little …

Background: Progression and long-term renal outcome of lupus nephritis (LN) in male
patients is a controversial subject in the literature. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

While the four species of horseshoe crabs share many common reproductive traits with
respect to their reproductive systems, they do differ with respect to their mating behavior (…