Quantitative morphometrics reveals glomerular changes in patients with infrequent segmentally sclerosed glomeruli.

Jennifer A SchaubChristopher L O'ConnorJian ShiRoger C WigginsKerby SheddenJeffrey B HodginMarkus Bitzer

Published in: Journal of clinical pathology (2021)

More than half of patients had FSGS, although 30% had infrequent SSG. Quantitative morphometrics in glomeruli without pathology, such as podocyte density and mesangial index, identified patients with infrequent SSG and may serve as clinical markers to identify patients with FSGS.

Keyphrases

diabetic nephropathy
end stage renal disease
high glucose
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
high resolution
endothelial cells
mass spectrometry