Consensus Definitions for Glomerular Lesions by Light and Electron Microscopy: Recommendations from a Working Group of the Renal Pathology Society

Over the past two decades, scoring systems for multiple glomerular diseases have emerged, as have consortia of pathologists and nephrologists for the study of glomerular diseases, including correlation of pathologic findings with clinical features and outcomes. However, one important limitation faced by members of these consortia and other renal pathologists and nephrologists in both investigative work and routine practice remains a lack of uniformity and precision in clearly defining the morphologic lesions on which the scoring systems are based.

Source: Kidney International - August 27, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Mark Haas, Surya V. Seshan, Laura Barisoni, Kerstin Amann, Ingeborg M. Bajema, Jan Ulrich Becker, Kensuke Joh, Danica Ljubanovic, Ian S.D. Roberts, Joris J. Roelofs, Sanjeev Sethi, Caihong Zeng, J. Charles Jennette Tags: meeting report Source Type: research