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The aim of this study was to introduce a simple histogram plotting method for the validation of the results of the GBM thickness measurements by the accepted arithmetic mean \u00b1 SD method. We examined renal biopsy specimens obtained from 19 patients (10 males and 9 females) with minimal change disease, ranging in age from 3 to 70 years. Renal tissue samples obtained at autopsy from a male baby (3 months old) with no renal disease were also examined. For each case, GBM thicknesses at 10\u201315 evenly distributed points per glomerular loop were directly measured and the arithmetic mean \u00b1 SD was calculated. Subsequently, the arithmetic mean \u00b1 SD for each group of cases classified by age into 4 groups, i.e. babyhood (3 months old), childhood (3\u201311 years old), adulthood (12\u201357 years old), and old age (60\u201370 years old), was determined. On the other hand, a histogram of the frequency of GBM points measured against thickness was plotted to determine the distribution pattern and the range of measurements in each age group. The histogram plot showed 4 clearly divided modes for GBM thickness. 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