Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) in the Flemish population: overview of epidemiological characteristics and pathophysiological analysis using single-cell and single-nucleus RNA-sequencing techniques. KU Leuven
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a histopathological pattern of kidney injury defined by the microscopical appearance of scar tissue (‘sclerosis’) in segments of some (‘focal’) kidney glomeruli. Historically, FSGS was incorrectly defined as a separate disease entity, while it is now recognized that FSGS lesions may occur in a wide range of clinical conditions that are all characterized by severe podocyte injury and loss, called ...