"Glomerulonephritis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammation of the renal glomeruli (KIDNEY GLOMERULUS) that can be classified by the type of glomerular injuries including antibody deposition, complement activation, cellular proliferation, and glomerulosclerosis. These structural and functional abnormalities usually lead to HEMATURIA; PROTEINURIA; HYPERTENSION; and RENAL INSUFFICIENCY.
| Descriptor ID |
D005921
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.777.419.570.363 C13.351.968.419.570.363
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glomerulonephritis" by people in Profiles.
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End-Stage Renal Disease and Mortality Outcomes Across Different Glomerulonephropathies in a Large Diverse US Population. Mayo Clin Proc. 2018 02; 93(2):167-178.
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Distribution of Biopsy-Proven Presumed Primary Glomerulonephropathies in 2000-2011 Among a Racially and Ethnically Diverse US Population. Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 Oct; 68(4):533-544.
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Metabolic studies of bone in uremia before and after treatment. Metabolism. 1972 Apr; 21(4):317-28.