IgA nephropathy combined with thin basement membrane nephropathy in children

IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) and thin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN) are the most common and important causes of persistent hematuria in childhood, and with great interest I have read the published article by Hwang et al [1] that appeared in a recent issue of Kidney Research and Clinical Practice entitled “Clinical manifestations of IgA nephropathy combined with thin glomerular basement membrane nephropathy in children”. In this study, the authors reported that TBMN is frequently combined with IgAN (15.8%) and that patients with mixed IgAN and TBMN have better renal pathology and less proteinuria compared to those with isolated IgAN KCI Citation Count: 1