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Age dependent increase in glomerulosclerotic nephrons (GSG) and decrease in non-sclerotic nephrons (left axis) and GFR. Since the total nephron population declines to <80% of the population measured in the 18–29 age group nephrons must have disappeared as well as becoming sclerotic. Redrawn from Denic et al. (2017).
