Anti-slit Antibodies against Podocin and Kirrel1 in Pediatric and Adult Podocytopathies

Affiliations

¹ Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences "Mario Serio," University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
³ Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Careggi University Hospital AUOC, Florence, Italy.
⁴ Nephrology and Transplant Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, University of Barcelona, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
⁶ Division of Nephrology, Medizinische Klinik and Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der LMU München, Munich, Germany.

Valentina Raglianti et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025.

. 2025 Apr 1;36(4):702-705.

doi: 10.1681/ASN.0000000642. Epub 2025 Jan 30.

¹ Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Florence, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences "Mario Serio," University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
³ Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Careggi University Hospital AUOC, Florence, Italy.
⁴ Nephrology and Transplant Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, University of Barcelona, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
⁶ Division of Nephrology, Medizinische Klinik and Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der LMU München, Munich, Germany.

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