C3 glomerulopathy in adults: a distinct patient subset showing frequent association with monoclonal gammopathy and poor renal outcome

Conclusions
C3G is an uncommon but important cause of kidney injury in older adults and associates with a high prevalence of paraproteinemia. In adult patients with C3G, prognosis is guarded as most patients showed either progression to end-stage kidney disease or stable but impaired kidney function.

Source: CKJ: Clinical Kidney Journal - December 16, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Lloyd, I. E., Gallan, A., Huston, H. K., Raphael, K. L., Miller, D. V., Revelo, M. P., Khalighi, M. A. Tags: GLOMERULOPATHIES Source Type: research