Podocytes are highly specialised epithelial cells that enwrap glomerular capillaries, forming the final layer of the filtration barrier in the kidney. Their elaborate foot processes interdigitate and ...
Human kidneys produce more than 4 million litres of virtually protein-free primary urine in a lifetime. In healthy individuals, the sieving process is accomplished by the glomerular filter without the ...
The inherited forms of proteinuria comprise a heterogeneous group of rare renal diseases in which glomerular dysfunction and proteinuria are prominent. Despite the rarity of hereditary proteinuria ...