title: [Clinical and pathological features of IgA nephropathy in west Guangdong province].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the pathological and clinical features of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) in west Guangdong province.
  
  
  METHODS
  The pathological type and clinical features of 120 patients with IgAN were retrospectively analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis were the most frequent features of IgAN. IgM deposit could be found in half of the IgAN patients, especially in the IgAN patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The incidence of IgAN may vary between different regions. Clinically, misdiagnosis of other renal diseases as IgAN may often occur. The nature and severity of glomerular immunoglobulin deposition can be related to the pathogenesis and progression of IgAN.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Huizhou Central People Hospital, Huizhou 516001, China.
authors.forename: Wei-ling
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hua-peng
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Hua-feng
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D005922:Glomerulonephritis, IGA / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D015432:Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / Q000473:pathology; D005923:Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult