title: The presence of thin glomerular basement membranes in various glomerulopathies.
abstract: Results of 61 cases of various glomerulopathies with thin glomerular basement membranes are presented. The largest group of 31 cases consisted of mesangial glomerulonephritis. The second largest group consisted of 19 patients with small glomerular lesions described as non-specific. This group stood out in both clinical presentations and in the higher diversity of lesions within the lamina densa of the basement membrane. The results of measurements of the lamina densa in various glomerulopathies were compared to those obtained in control groups consisting of thin basement membrane syndrome and submicroscopic glomerulonephritis.
authors: a Department of Biology and Environmental Protection, Division of Immunobiochemistry , University of Medical Sciences Poznan , Poznań , Poland.
authors: Jakub
authors: J
authors: Żurawski
authors: a Department of Biology and Environmental Protection, Division of Immunobiochemistry , University of Medical Sciences Poznan , Poznań , Poland.
authors: Paweł
authors: P
authors: Burchardt
authors: b Department of Computer Science and Statistics , University of Medical Sciences Poznan , Poznań , Poland.
authors: Jerzy
authors: J
authors: Moczko
authors: c Department of Clinical Pathology , University of Medical Sciences Poznan , Poznań , Poland.
authors: Monika
authors: M
authors: Seget
authors: c Department of Clinical Pathology , University of Medical Sciences Poznan , Poznań , Poland.
authors: Wiesława
authors: W
authors: Salwa-Żurawska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D001706:Biopsy; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D050533:Glomerular Basement Membrane / Q000276:immunology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D009402:Nephrosis, Lipoid / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Glomerulopathies; measurement of the thickness of the lamina densa; thin basement membrane disease