ABSTRACT
The podocyte 305 Epidemiology 307 Pathogenesis 307 Evaluation of patients with primary podocytopathy 310 Histologic classification 311 Treatment of primary podocytopathies 317
Complications of the podocytopathies 332 Prognosis 333 Acknowledgments 335 References 335 Review questions 350 Answer key 351
Nephrotic syndrome is caused by an injury to the podocyte that results in disruption of the GFB.
