Collapsing glomerulopathy superimposed on diabetic nephropathy: insights into etiology of an under-recognized, severe pattern of glomerular injury | Zendy

Steven Salvatore | Zendy; Alluru S. Reddi | Zendy; Chandra Chandran | Zendy; James M. Chevalier | Zendy; Chike Nathan Okechukwu | Zendy; Surya V. Seshan | Zendy

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Collapsing glomerulopathy superimposed on diabetic nephropathy: insights into etiology of an under-recognized, severe pattern of glomerular injury

Author(s) -

Steven Salvatore,

Alluru S. Reddi,

Chandra Chandran,

James M. Chevalier,

Chike Nathan Okechukwu,

Surya V. Seshan

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

nephrology dialysis transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1460-2385

pISSN - 0931-0509

DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gft408

Subject(s) - medicine , proteinuria , diabetic nephropathy , renal biopsy , creatinine , pathology , podocyte , glomerulosclerosis , renal function , urology , glomerulopathy , nephropathy , gastroenterology , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , kidney

Collapsing glomerulopathy (CG) represents severe podocyte injury with massive proteinuria, rapid progression and relative resistance to therapy. It is associated with multiple etiologies, including obliterative arteriopathy in transplants. However, its association with diabetic nephropathy (DN) has not been reported.

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