Repeated Kidney Biopsy in Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis
In this study, about half and one-third of patients underwent morphological and etiological reclassification, respectively. Stronger complement deposition may drive morphological changes. Repeated kidney biopsies are crucial for diagnosing MGRS, especially in patients with negative immunofixation.
Authors
- Shu‐Feng Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7215-707X)
- Aihui Li
- Zhuo-ran Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1839-2180)
- Jicheng Lv (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9238-9508)
- Hong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7316-0214)
- Li Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5484-0895)
- Mengshi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3398-0183)
- Xiaojuan Yu
Institutions
- Peking University (CN)
- Peking University First Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney Diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000545727
- Primary Topic
- Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Bethune Charitable Foundation
- Peking University First Hospital
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
- Peking University
- China International Medical Foundation
- Medical School, University of Michigan
- Beijing Nova Program