Pathogenesis of minimal change nephrotic syndrome: an immunological concept

• Main Authors: Seong Heon Kim (Author), Se Jin Park (Author), Kyoung Hee Han (Author), Andreas Kronbichler (Author), Moin A. Saleem (Author), Jun Oh (Author), Beom Jin Lim (Author), Jae Il Shin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) in children is characterized by massive proteinuria and hypoalbuminemia. Minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) is the most common form of INS in children. The pathogenesis of MCNS still remains unclear, however, several hypotheses have been recently proposed. F...