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- 2017
Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome: past and current perspectivesDOI: 10.2147/PHMT.S100803 Keywords: steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis Abstract: Patients with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) represent a challenging subset of patients with nephrotic syndrome who often fail standard immunosuppression and have a higher likelihood of progressing to end-stage renal disease. Appropriate treatment of SRNS requires an adequate understanding of the historical treatment, renal histopathology, and genetics associated with the disease. The aim of this review is to present a comprehensive appraisal of the history, role of renal biopsy, genetics, and treatment of SRNS
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