Diagnosis and Treatment of Immune-Mediated Kidney Diseases

A panel of glomerular disease specialists provide an overview of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN).

Gerald B. Appel, MD discusses the prevalence of IgAN in various populations and the heterogeneity of the disease.

Anuja Java, MD, discusses the heterogeneity of disease activity and recurrence in IgAN transplant population.

Carla M. Nester, MD, MSA, FASN, discusses the challenges of IgAN in pediatric patients.

Carla M. Nester, MD, MSA, FASN, gives an overview of C3G.

Carla M. Nester, MD, MSA, FASN, discusses the differences of C3G in the pediatric versus adult population.

Anuja Java, MD, and Gerald B. Appel, MD, discuss the challenges of managing C3G in their patients.

Anuja Java, MD; Carla M. Nester, MD, MSA, FASN; and Gerald B. Appel, MD, discuss the consequences of a missed or late diagnosis of C3G.

Anuja Java, MD, discusses the differential diagnosis of C3G.

Sanjeev Sethi, MD, discusses the role of the diagnostic kidney biopsy in IgAN.

Sanjeev Sethi, MD, discusses the role of the electro microscopy in IgAN.

Sanjeev Sethi, MD, and Gerald B. Appel, MD, discuss how the kidney biopsy can guide treatment and prognosis in IgAN.

Anuja Java, MD, discusses the diagnostic tests that could lead to a diagnosis of C3G.

Carla M. Nester, MD, MSA, FASN, discusses the approach to diagnostic testing in pediatric patients suspected of C3G.

Sanjeev Sethi, MD, discusses the role of the diagnostic kidney biopsy in C3G.

A panel of glomerular disease specialists discuss the importance of building centers of excellence with expertise on the pathology of C3G.

Sanjeev Sethi, MD, discusses clues in the pathology of kidney biopsies that could lead to a C3G diagnosis.

Anuja Java, MD, discusses barriers to perform kidney biopsies to diagnose immune mediated kidney diseases in community settings.

Carla M. Nester, MD, MSA, FASN discusses the current therapeutic area for C3G and what is on the horizon.

Carla M. Nester, MD, MSA, FASN discusses recent clinical trials on complement inhibitors for C3G.

Anuja Java, MD, discusses the role of complement inhibitors in transplant patients with C3G.

Gerald B. Appel, MD, discusses the changing treatment landscape of IgAN.