Prognostic role of glomerular electron microscopy lesions in IgA nephropathy: "the devil is in the details".

George Terinte-BalcanSimona StancuAdrian ZugravuCristina CapusaAndreea RaduGabriel MircescuGabriel Ștefan

Published in: Journal of nephrology (2023)

This study shows that, besides the MEST-C score, the presence of podocytes with microvilli and mesangial cell proliferation are associated with poor kidney survival in IgAN patients, highlighting the prognostic value of lesions detected by transmission electron microscopy.

Keyphrases

electron microscopy
cell proliferation
end stage renal disease
diabetic nephropathy
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
cell cycle