Renal pathologists and nephrologists met on February 20, 2015 to establish an
etiology/pathogenesis-based system for classification and diagnosis of GN, with a major aim …

A kidney biopsy is done to determine the etiology of the glomerulonephritis (GN) and the
severity of the lesion, to identify whether other lesions, related to or not related to the GN, are …

Genetically modified immune responses to infections and self-antigens initiate most forms of
GN by generating pathogen-and danger-associated molecular patterns that stimulate Toll …

Abstract 'Glomerulonephritis'(GN) is a term used to describe a group of heterogeneous
immune-mediated disorders characterized by inflammation of the filtration units of the kidney …

Pathological classifications in current use for the assessment of glomerular disease have
been typically opinion-based and built on the expert assumptions of renal pathologists about …

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) may present with a wide variety of histologic patterns on renal
biopsy, ranging from a minimal lesion to a diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis (GN). The …

Background C3 glomerulonephritis (GN) is a proliferative GN resulting from glomerular
deposition of complement factors due to dysregulation of the alternative pathway of …

Crescentic glomerulonephritis (GN) in a renal biopsy is a widely accepted “critical diagnosis”
in Anatomic Pathology practice. Prompt biopsy evaluation and notification of the referring …

Membranoproliferative GN (MPGN) was recently reclassified as alternative pathway
complement–mediated C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) and immune complex–mediated …

This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent point-of-care resource
for practitioners at all levels of experience and training. Covering the full range of common …