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This chapter provides an introduction to the histological assessment of a medical renal biopsy, including an overview of the common pathological findings, an understanding of the pattern of injury, immunohistochemical/immunofluorescence and electron microscopy findings of commonly diagnosed adult renal diseases.
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Heptinstall, L., Bass, P. (2022). Renal Pathology. In: Harber, M. (eds) Primer on Nephrology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76419-7_7
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