Study of the morphologic variants of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: a Brazilian report Estudo brasileiro das variantes morfológicas da glomerulosclerose segmentar e focal

INTRODUCTION: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is the most frequent primary glomerulopathy in Brazil and its incidence is increasing worldwide. Pathogenesis is related to podocyte injury, which may be due to several factors including viruses, drugs, genetics and immunological factors. In 20...

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Main Authors: Leonardo de Abreu Testagrossa, Denise Maria Avancini Costa Malheiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2012-06-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442012000300009