Membranous nephropathy (MN), the leading cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults, is
characterized by the deposition of subepithelial immune deposits that consist mainly of …

For more than 50 years researchers have debated the evidence for an autoimmune basis of
human idiopathic membranous nephritis (MN). Work published in the past 2 years has …

Ever since its first delineation as a distinct clinicopathologic entity in 1957, idiopathic
membranous nephropathy (MN) has been the subject of intense laboratory and clinical …

Membranous nephropathy (MN) has been recognized as a distinct morphological entity for
over 50 years, but it is only recently that the underlying pathogenesis of the primary form of …

Membranous nephropathy (MN) describes a histopathologic pattern of injury marked by
glomerular subepithelial immune deposits and collectively represents one of the most …

Membranous nephropathy is a frequent cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults. In most
patients, it appears as a primary renal disease but in about 20% of cases membranous …

Insights from experimental studies have been recently translated into substantial advances
in understanding the pathogenesis of human membranous nephropathy (MN). These …

Idiopathic or primary membranous nephropathy (IMN) is one of the most frequent causes of
nephrotic syndrome in adults and the elderly. It is characterized by a thickening of the wall of …

Membranous nephropathy most likely is a heterogeneous disease, although a common
denominator may be that podocytes provide antigenic targets for in-situ formation of …

Membranous nephropathy (MN) is an immune complex mediated disease. Although limited
to the kidney, in up to 20% of patients MN is associated with other autoimmune, infectious or …