Alport Syndrome (Hereditary Nephritis)
Alport Syndrome (Hereditary Nephritis)
Glomerular basement membranes show irregular thinning and thickening with a lamellated basket-weave appearance under transmission electron microscopy. The changes are caused by injury and remodeling (×6000).
Image provided by Agnes Fogo, MD, and the American Journal of Kidney Diseases' Atlas of Renal Pathology (see www.ajkd.org).
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