Membranous nephropathy in the UK Biobank.
Patrick HamiltonKieran BlaikieStephen A RobertsMatthew GittinsMallory L DownieSanjana GuptaCatalin VoinescuDurga KanigicherlaHoria StanescuRobert KletaPaul BrenchleyPublished in: PloS one (2023)
It is feasible to putatively identify patients with MN in the UK Biobank and cases are still accumulating. This study shows the chronicity of disease with proteinuria present years before diagnosis. Genetics plays an important role in disease pathogenesis, with the at-risk group providing a potential population for recall.