Table 2.

Summary of the histopathological features of renal biopsies of the 9 patients

	Ca.1	Ca.2	Ca.3	Ca.4	Ca.5	Ca.6	Ca.7	Ca.8	Ca.9
LM
%globally sclerotic glomeruli	0/30	1/23	0/18	0/33	0/24	1/18	1/38	0/20	1/31
%segmentally sclerotic glomeruli	0/30	0/23	0/18	0/33	0/24	0/18	1/38	0/20	1/31
Mesangial cell proliferation	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+
Mesangial matrix hyperplasia	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Thickening of the capillary walls	++	+	++	++	++	++	++	++	++
Interstitial inflammatory	+	+	+	+	±	-	+	-	-
Focal tubular atrophy	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+
IF
IgG	+++	++	+++	+++	+++	++	++	++	+++
IgA	++(f)	+	++	+(f)	++	++	++	++	++
IgG1	+/++	±	++	-	++	+	-	+	-
IgG2	±	+	-	-	±	-	±	±	+
IgG3	±	+/++	-	+	+	-	±	±	-
IgG4	++	++	++++	++	+++	++	++	++	++
PLA2R	+	+	+	++	+/++	+	+	+	+
C3	+/++	+	++	+/++	+++	+	+/++	+	++
EM
Subepithelium EDD	++	++	++	++	++	++	+++	++	++
Mesangial area EDD	++	+	+	+	+	+	++	+	+
Extensive processes effacement	++	++	++	++	+/++	+	++	++	++
Mesangial matrix hyperplasia	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	+

Note: Ca. case, f focal