Perihilar FSGS lesions originate from flat parietal epithelial cells

J Nephrol. 2024 Jun;37(5):1405-1409. doi: 10.1007/s40620-024-01886-y. Epub 2024 Feb 1.

Authors

Arnaldo Chia-Gil¹, Jürgen Floege¹, Eleni Stamellou^{2

3}, Marcus J Moeller¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
² Division of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany. stamellou.eleni@gmail.com.
³ Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece. stamellou.eleni@gmail.com.

Abstract

Keywords: Columbia classification; Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS); Parietal epithelial cells (PECs); Perihilar lesion; Secondary FSGS.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Epithelial Cells* / pathology
Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental* / pathology
Rats

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