Podocytopathies are kidney diseases in which direct or indirect podocyte injury drives
proteinuria or nephrotic syndrome. In children and young adults, genetic variants in> 50 …

IgA nephropathy (IgAN), or Berger's disease, is the most common primary glomerular
disease worldwide, but varies largely in its geographic distribution. A systematic review of …

Background: Although the number of patients reaching end-stage kidney disease without a
biopsy-proven diagnosis is increasing, the utility of renal biopsy is still an object of debate …

Hematuria or proteinuria may be just a normal transient finding in children, usually
accompanying a non-specific viral infection, or it can be an indicator of a kidney or urinary …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) participate in the regulation of various important biological processes
by regulating the expression of various genes at the post-transcriptional level …

The need for an early diagnosis of primary IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is particularly felt in
children since they have a long life expectancy. However, IgAN has a slowly progressive …

Aim The risk of asymptomatic haematuria and/or proteinuria development into chronic
progressive glomerulonephritis (CPG) is unclear. The indications for renal biopsy and follow …

Background Proteinuria is a prevalent symptom of pediatric nephrology, while kidney biopsy
remains the gold standard for kidney tissue analysis, and it is currently controversial. We …

Hämaturie und Proteinurie finden sich bei zahlreichen Nieren-und Harnwegserkrankungen,
können aber auch als Zufallsbefund in der Routine-Untersuchung bei sonst gesunden …

Background Cases with asymptomatic proteinuria (ASP) not manifesting nephrotic
syndrome often pathologically show focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). However …