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MESANGIOCAPILLARY (MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE) GLOMERULONEPHRITIS |
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1° (idiopathic) MPGN: |
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type 1 [subendothelial electron-dense deposits]type 2 ['dense deposit disease'; dense deposit in GBM itself; low serum C3; associated with lipodystrophy and 'C3 nephritic factor'][type 3 = rare variant with features of types 1 and 2] |
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2° MPGN (usually type 1): |
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systemic lupus erythematosus hepatitis B hepatitis C with cryoglobulinaemia infected ventriculo-atrial shunts ('shunt nephritis') schistosomiasis alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiencychronic liver disease certain malignancies |
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