Sickle Cell Disease Ontology Project

Membranous Nephropathy

http://scdontology.h3abionet.org/ontology/SCDO_0000743

A type of glomerulonephropathy characterized by histology with thickening of the basement membrane and deposition of immune complexes in the subepithelial space.

Term info

curator note

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definition source

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0012578

existence in other ontologies

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has age of onset

Typically seen in adult population; rare in children.

Membranous Glomerulopathy, MN

is caused by

Idiopathic - may be related to M-type phosplipase A2 receptor antibodies; secondary forms may be related to autoimmune disease, underlying maligancies, drugs or infections. Has been reported in patients with sickle cell disease.

Nephrotic syndrome with histologic features specific to membranous nephropathy.