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. 2019 Apr 1;10(2):61–67. doi: 10.4103/ajm.ajm_136_19

Table 2.

Use of specific terminology in reporting of glomerular diseases

Old terminology Examples of new more specific terminology
Idiopathic membranous nephropathy Membranous nephropathy due to PLA2R antibodies
MPGN C3 glomerulonephritis secondary to factor I deficiency
Idiopathic FSGS Genetic FSGS due to nephrin deficiency
ANCA vasculitis Anti-PR3 granulomatosis with polyangiitis

MPGN = membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, PLA2R = M-type phospholipase A2 receptor, FSGS = focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, ANCA = antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, PR3 = proteinase-3