Histopathology of MPGN and C3 glomerulopathies

Nature Reviews Nephrology 11, 14 (2015). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2014.217 Authors: H. Terence Cook & Matthew C. Pickering 'Membranoproliferative' describes glomerular injury characterized by capillary wall thickening and mesangial expansion owing to increased matrix deposition and hypercellularity. The presence of immune deposits is indicative of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN). Historically, MPGN was further classified into three types according to the appearance and site of
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