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Membranous glomerulonephritis historical perspective

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Ahsan Hussain, M.D.[2]

Overview

Membranous glomerulonephritis was first discovered by David Jones, renal pathologist from Syracuse University in New York, in 1957

Historical Perspective

Discovery

Following is the course of events that lead to important discoveries in spectrum of membranous glomerulonephritis:[1][2]

  • Membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN) was first discovered by David Jones, renal pathologist from Syracuse University in New York, in 1957
  • in 1929 Bell introduced the term membranous glomerulonephritis to differentiate the membranous glomerulonephritis with nephrotic syndrome.

References

  1. ↑ JONES DB (1957). “Nephrotic glomerulonephritis”. Am J Pathol. 33 (2): 313–29. PMC 1934622. PMID 13402889.
  2. ↑ Rosen, Seymour (1971). “Membranous glomerulonephritis: Current status”. Human Pathology. 2 (2): 209–231. doi:10.1016/S0046-8177(71)80035-7. ISSN 0046-8177.

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