Podocyte biology: Age-associated changes in podocytes linked to FGGS

Nature Reviews Nephrology 11, 444 (2015). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2015.99 Author: Susan J. Allison Decreasing podocyte density with increasing age is associated with hypertrophic podocyte stress and can lead to glomerular tuft collapse and the development of focal global glomerulosclerosis (FGGS), say researchers. “This sequence of events provides a mechanism for the development of FGGS and partly explains why
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