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The pathogenesis of membranous glomerulonephritis from morphology to molecules

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Synonyms: Epimembranous glomerulonephritis; membranous glomerulopathy; extramembranous glomerulonephritis; transmembranous glomerulopathy; type II-nephritis (Ellis)

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Kerjaschki, D. The pathogenesis of membranous glomerulonephritis from morphology to molecules. Virchows Archiv B Cell Pathol 58, 253–271 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02890080

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