loading...| Preferred Name |
Glomerulonephritis |
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| Synonyms |
GLOMERULONEPHRITIS Glomerular Nephritis Glomerulonephritis |
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| Definitions |
A renal disorder characterized by damage in the glomeruli. It may be acute or chronic, focal or diffuse, and it may lead to renal failure. Causes include autoimmune disorders, infections, diabetes, and malignancies. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C26784 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Inflammatory changes in the renal glomeruli characterized by thickening of the glomerular basement membrane, mesangial cell proliferation and/or mononuclear inflammatory cell infiltration. In some forms, the glomerular epithelial cells may also proliferate and form adhesions. Inflammation of the glomeruli that can extend to other parts of the kidney. |
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| code |
C26784 |
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C123272 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CDISC NICHD |
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| DEFINITION |
A renal disorder characterized by damage in the glomeruli. It may be acute or chronic, focal or diffuse, and it may lead to renal failure. Causes include autoimmune disorders, infections, diabetes, and malignancies. |
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| FULL_SYN |
GLOMERULONEPHRITIS Glomerular Nephritis Glomerulonephritis |
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| label |
Glomerulonephritis |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Glomerulonephritis |
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| Preferred_Name |
Glomerulonephritis |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C26784 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0017658 |
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| subClassOf |