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Optimal core for optic microscopy was available in 81.4%, immunofluorescence was performed in 86.3%, and electron microscopy in 35.2% of patients. The mean age at biopsy was 47.12 years, and 53.8% were males. Indications for kidney biopsy were nephrotic syndrome in 63.1% of patients, nephritic in 25.9% of patients, asymptomatic urinary abnormalities in 2.9%, acute kidney injury\/ rapid progressive renal failure in 3.6%, and chronic kidney disease in 1.4%. The most frequent diagnostic categories were membranous nephritis (14.7%), IgA nephropathy (13.9%), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (11,1%), minimal change disease (12,2%), lupus nephritis (10,9%), vasculitis (7.6%), and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (8%).<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>The age of diagnosis increased for IgA Nephropathy over time while it decreased for membranous nephritis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study adds data for the completion of the kidney biopsy map in our region.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2478\/rjim-2024-0032","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,26]],"date-time":"2024-12-26T00:22:13Z","timestamp":1735172533000},"page":"79-92","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Epidemiology of kidney biopsy from regional referral center in Romania: 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