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. 2013 Feb 22;18(1):4. doi: 10.1186/2047-783X-18-4

Table 3.

The histology of diabetic nephropathy (DN) with non-diabetic renal disease (NDRD)

Case IgA IgM IgG C3 C1q FIB Diabetic renal lesion NDRD
1
 2+
 2+
 2+
 +
 ±
 -
 Diffuse and nodular glomerulosclerosis
 IgA nephropathy
2
 2+
 2+
 -
 2+
 -
 3+
 Diffuse glomerulosclerosis
 IgA nephropathy
3
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 Diffuse and nodular glomerulosclerosis
 Membrano-proliferative glomerulonephritis
4
 2+
 ±
 +
 3+
 -
 2+
 Diffuse and nodular glomerulosclerosis
 IgA nephropathy
5
 ±
 3+
 2+
 3+
 2+
 -
 Diffuse and nodular glomerulosclerosis
 Membranous nephropathy
6
 ±
 +
 -
 -
 -
 -
 Diffuse glomerulosclerosis
 Membrano-proliferative glomerulonephritis
7
 -
 2+
 -
 3+
 +
 -
 Diffuse and nodular glomerulosclerosis
 Tubulointerstitial lesion
8
 3+
 +
 2+
 2+
 -
 2+
 Diffuse glomerulosclerosis
 IgA nephropathy
9
 2+
 +
 3+
 3+
 -
 ±
 Diffuse and nodular glomerulosclerosis
 IgA nephropathy
10
 -
 2+
 2+
 -
 -
 +
 Diffuse and nodular glomerulosclerosis
 Tubulointerstitial lesion
11
 2+
 +
 +
 ±
 -
 2+
 Diffuse and nodular glomerulosclerosis
 IgA nephropathy
12
 2+
 +
 2+
 3+
 -
 2+
 Diffuse glomerulosclerosis
 IgA nephropathy
13
 2+
 -
 2+
 -
 -
 +
 Diffuse and nodular glomerulosclerosis
 IgA nephropathy
14
 2+
 2+
 +
 2+
 -
 -
 Diffuse glomerulosclerosis
 IgA nephropathy
15
 2+
 +
 2+
 -
 -
 -
 Diffuse and nodular glomerulosclerosis
 IgA nephropathy
16
 2+
 -
 3+
 3+
 -
  
 Diffuse glomerulosclerosis
 Membranous nephropathy
17
 ±
 -
 2+
 -
 -
 -
 Diffuse glomerulosclerosis
 Tubulointerstitial lesion
18
 -
 3+
 3+
 2+
 -
 2+
 Diffuse and nodular glomerulosclerosis
 Tubulointerstitial lesion
19 2+ 2+ 3+ - ± - Diffuse and nodular glomerulosclerosis Membrano-proliferative glomerulonephritis

The fluorescent staining was graded as follows: - negative, ± doubtful, + weak, 2+ moderate, 3+ bright. DN, diabetic nephropathy; FIB, fibrinogen; IgA, immunoglobulin A; IgG, immunoglobulin G; IgM, immunoglobulin M; NDRD, non-diabetic renal disease.