Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
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![Renal corpuscle. Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis involves deposits at the intraglomerular mesangium (#5a) which leads to](/Images/godic/202501/26/Renal_corpuscle.svg5931.png")
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis ("MPGN"), also known as mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis, is a type of glomerulonephritis caused by deposits in the kidney glomerular mesangium and basement membrane (GBM) thickening, activating complement and damaging the glomeruli.