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. 2016 May 17;9(3):397–402. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfw032

Table 2.

Pathologic features of kidney biopsy at presentation

C3 dominant C3 co-dominant
LM
 Exudative GN 11 (85%) 10 (100%)
 Mesangial hypercellularity 7 (54%) 7 (70%)
 Crescents 7 (54%) 3 (30%)
  <50% 4 (31%) 3 (30%)
  >50% 3 (23%) 0
 Global glomerulosclerosis
  None 9 (69%) 8 (80%)
  <50% 3 (23%) 2 (20%)
  >50% 1 (8%) 0
 IF/TA
  None 9 (69%) 8 (80%)
  Mild 3 (23%) 2 (20%)
  Moderate 1 (8%) 0
  Severe 0 0
IF
 Starry-sky 12 (92%) 5 (50%)
 Garland 1 (8%) 5 (50%)
EM
 Subepithelial ‘humps’ 13 (100%) 10 (100%)
 Intramembranous deposits 13 (100%) 6 (60%)

LM, light microscopy; GN, glomerulonephritis; IF/TA, interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy; IF, immunofluorescence; EM, electron microscopy.