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Editorial
. 2025 Jan;44(1):1-3.
doi: 10.23876/j.krcp.24.104. Epub 2024 Jul 24.

Immunoglobulin M nephropathy: requiring more attention

Kyung Chul Moon  1   2
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Editorial

Immunoglobulin M nephropathy: requiring more attention

Kyung Chul Moon. Kidney Res Clin Pract. 2025 Jan.
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The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Representative pathologic pictures of immunoglobulin M (IgM) nephropathy.
(A) Minimal mesangial proliferation in light microscopy (periodic acid-Schiff, ×400). (B) Intense mesangial IgM staining in immunofluorescence staining (IgM, ×200).
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