It is caused by a category of kidney disease called glomerular ... the blood. Primary nephrotic syndrome is also known as idiopathic nephrotic syndrome because the underlying causes of these ...

The most common primary causes ... of the glomerular basement membrane, and immunofluorescent staining shows immunoglobulin G and C3 deposits. This form of nephrotic syndrome, which also accounts ...

Glomerular disease and glomerulonephritis describe the same disease. They affect the glomeruli that filter the blood and remove waste products and toxins. Nephrotic syndrome may be primary or ...

Focal segmental glomerular sclerosis (FSGS) is the most common form of primary glomerular scarring ... Asymptomatic proteinuria or nephrotic syndrome are the clinical features of FSGS.

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), diabetes is the systemic disease that most commonly causes nephrotic syndrome, while focal segmental ...

The nephrotic syndrome in children ... potential secondary causes that require specific therapies should be ruled out before a patient is presumed to have primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.

The demonstration that Angptl4 is involved in proteinuria is likely to stimulate studies of its role in other aspects of nephrotic syndrome ... J.C. & Falk, R. Primary glomerular disease.

The most common form of primary glomerular scaring is focal segmental ... condition or an idiopathic or unknown factor. Nephrotic syndrome or proteinuria without any other symptoms are the ...

Compared with a cohort free of kidney disease, patients with primary nephrotic syndrome were nearly 20-times more likely to develop kidney failure within 4.5 years of follow-up, research showed.

In the intention-to-treat analysis, those on the prolonged therapy course didn't see any significant improvement in the study's primary ... nephrotic syndrome, an estimated glomerular filtration ...

It causes swelling ... resulting in nephrotic syndrome. The response varies from individual to individual. Thickening of the glomerular membrane is also implicated in causing nephrotic syndrome.