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Sep 2026
The podocyte contactome in lupus nephritis: Current evidence and a framework for disease progression.
Lupus nephritis (LN) is initiated by immune-complex deposition, complement activation, and inflammation, but these mechanisms do not fully explain why some glomerular lesions resolve whereas others progress to podocyte depletion, glomerulosclerosis, and fibrosis. We present a conceptual spatial framework in which grade...
R. S. Hamad, Elsayed A. Elmorsy, A. El-kott et al.
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