Glomerulonephritis serum proteins

The nephrotic syndrome, which occurs most frequently in the course of chronic glomerulonephritis, is characterized by marked albuminuria, edema, hypoalbuminemia, and hypercholesterolemia (191). Extensive studies of the serum and urinary proteins in this disorder have proved fruitful in clarifying some of the disease mechanisms involved although the basic metabolic disturbance underlying the syndrome remains unknown. 

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