Laminations and microgranule formation in pediatric glomerular basement membranes

Glomerular basement membrane (GBM) splitting, laminations, and microgranular formation are classically encountered with Alport disease, but can be found in other glomerular diseases. We found moderate to marked GBM laminations/microgranular formations in 51 of 724 (7%) pediatric diagnostic renal biopsies. These included 12 Alport disease, 12 thin basement membrane disease (TBM), 13 mesangial hypercellularity (MH), 6 focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), and 8 other diseases. Follow-up demonstrated progression in most of the Alport disease and FSGS, as expected, but also in 40% of TBM and 30% of MH. Basement membrane laminations/microgranular formations are not specific for Alport disease, may represent a non-specific injury, and may herald a progressive clinical course.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Fetal and pediatric pathology - 33(2014), 5-6 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 321-30

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Craver, Randall [VerfasserIn]
Crespo-Salgado, Janice [VerfasserIn]
Aviles, Diego [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alport disease
Basement membrane
Childhood
Glomerulus
Journal Article
Laminations

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Date Completed 30.07.2015

Date Revised 26.11.2014

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3109/15513815.2014.976686

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM24351882X