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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Biopsy
A kidney biopsy is the only way to diagnose thin basement membrane disease. It reveals thinning of the glomerular basement membrane from the normal 300 to 400 nanometers (nm) to 150 to 250 nm. However, a biopsy is rarely done in cases where the patient has isolated microscopic hematuria, normal kidney function and no proteinuria. The prognosis is excellent in this setting unless the clinical manifestations progress, as occurs in all males and some females with Alport syndrome and many patients with IgA nephropathy.