Mechanisms of Disease: focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Alain Meyrier
Correspondence Service de Néphrologie, Hôpital Georges Pompidou, 20 Rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France
Email alain.meyrier@brs.ap-hop-paris.fr
Despite the implications of the term 'focal segmental glomerulosclerosis', subtypes of this form of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome are not always focal, segmental or sclerotic. Here, Alain Meyrier presents a comprehensive update of our understanding of the processes that underlie the development of variants of this condition, with emphasis on the unifying role of the podocyte.
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