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The etiology and pathological activity of glomerulonephritis (GN) can be assessed by three different methods: (1) history and physical examination, (2) laboratory tests and their applications to determine the etiology of glomerulonephritis, and (3) laboratory tests to indicate the activity of the pathological process.
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Mandal, A.K. (1979). Clinical Assessment of the Etiology and the Pathological Activity of Glomerulonephritis. In: Electron Microscopy of the Kidney. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1699-3_3
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