Table 1. Demographic, clinical and biological characteristics of patients and normal subjects.
| Adults with MCNSa | Adults with MNa | Normal Adults | |
| Number of patients | 13 | 4 | 12 |
| Age (years)b | 25 (18–39) | 30 (25–49) | 28 (25–32) |
| Gender (male/female) | 8/5 | 3/1 | 7/5 |
| Proteinuria (g/day) | 8 (6–25) | 5 (3,5–8) | negative |
| Albuminemia (normal 39,5–49 g/L) | 14 (8–23) | 19 (14–28) | NTd |
| Plasma creatinine (micromol/l) | 95 (75–135) | 90 (80–120) | NT |
| Steroid therapyc | Relapse: noneRemission: none | none | none |
a
Diagnosis was established by renal biopsy.
b
The data are presented as mean and extremes values are in parentheses.
c
At the time of blood sampling.
d
NT: not tested.