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ArticleBiomedicines2023

Diagnostic Problems in C3 Glomerulopathy.

Leszek Niepolski, Anna Czekała, Monika Seget-Dubaniewicz, Magdalena Frydrychowicz, Patrycja Talarska-Markiewicz, Angelika Kowalska, Jagoda Szmelter, Wiesława Salwa-Żurawska, Tomasz Sirek, Dawid Sobański and 2 more

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Article in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Low C3 in a 4-month-old baby: is it a problem?Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Leszek NiepolskiDepartment of Physiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-567 Poznan, Poland.
Anna CzekałaDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-567 Poznan, Poland.
Monika Seget-DubaniewiczDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-567 Poznan, Poland.
Magdalena FrydrychowiczDepartment of Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-567 Poznan, Poland.
Patrycja Talarska-MarkiewiczDepartment of Immunobiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-567 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1305-0990
Angelika KowalskaDepartment of Immunobiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-567 Poznan, Poland.
Jagoda SzmelterDepartment of Immunobiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-567 Poznan, Poland.
Wiesława Salwa-ŻurawskaDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-567 Poznan, Poland.
Tomasz SirekDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Academy of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.
Dawid SobańskiDepartment of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Academy of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5525-6201
Beniamin Oskar GrabarekDepartment of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Academy of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1633-7145
Jakub ŻurawskiDepartment of Immunobiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-567 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5838-0451
Poznan University of Medical Sciences · PLSzpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie · PLAcademy of Fine Arts in Katowice · PL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundC3 glomerulopathies (C3GN) are a group of rare kidney diseases associated with impaired complement regulation. The effects of this disease include the accumulation of complement C3 in the kidneys. Based on the clinical data, as well as light, fluorescence, and electron microscopy results, the diagnoses were verified. The study group consisted of biopsy specimens, which were obtained from 332 patients who were diagnosed with C3 glomerulopathy. In all cases, histopathological examinations were performed; deposits of complement C3 and C1q components, as well as the immunoglobulins IgA, IgG, and IgM, were identified using immunofluorescence. Furthermore, electron microscopy was also performed.

resultsThe histopathological examination results presented cases of C3GN (n = 111) and dense deposit disease (DDD; n = 17). The non-classified (NC) group was the most numerous (n = 204). The lack of classification was due to the poor severity of the lesions, even on the electron microscopic examination or in the presence of intense sclerotic lesions.

conclusionsIn cases of suspected C3 glomerulopathies, we believe an electron microscopy examination is necessary. This examination is beneficial in mild-to-extremely-severe cases of this glomerulopathy, where the lesions are barely discernible when using immunofluorescence microscopy.

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C3 glomerulonephritis (C3GN)C3 glomerulopathyclinical manifestationdense deposit disease (DDD)electron microscopykidney biopsy

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