raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:54370

Primary membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

Synonyms: Mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis · Primary MPGN

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Adult
Status
active

A rare glomerular disease characterized by a pattern of glomerular injury on kidney biopsy with characteristic light microscopic changes: mesangial hypercellularity, endocapillary proliferation, and thickening of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM). On the basis of immunofluorescence (IF) the disorder is divided into C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) or immunoglobulin-mediated membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. Through electron microscopy C3G is further divided into Dense deposit disease, with highly electrondense deposits in the glomerular basement membrane, and C3 glomerulonephritis, with mesangial, intramembranous, subendothelial and subepithelial deposits. Secondary causes (autoimmune, infectious, malignancies) are excluded.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPrimary membranoproliferative glomerulonephritisMesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis · Primary MPGN
frGlomérulonéphrite membranoproliférative primaireGlomérulonéphrite mésangiocapillaire · MPGN primaire
deGlomerulonephritis, membranoproliferativeGlomerulonephritis, mesangiokapilläre · MPGN, primär
esGlomerulonefritis membranoproliferativa primariaGNMP primaria · Glomerulonefritis mesangiocapilar
itGlomerulonefrite membranoproliferativa primitivaGlomerulonefrite mesangio-capillare · MPGN
nlPrimaire membranoproliferatieve glomerulonefritisMesangiocapillaire glomerulonefritis · Primaire MPGN
ptGlomerulonefrite membrano-proliferativa primáriaGlomerulonefrite mesangiocapilar · MPGN primária
plPierwotne błoniasto-rozplemowe kłębuszkowe zapalenie nerekBłoniasto-rozplemowe kłębuszkowe zapalenie nerek · MPGN
csPrimární membranoproliferativní glomerulonefritidaMPGN · Mesangiokapilární glomerulonefritida
ukПервинний мембранопроліферативний гломерулонефритМезангіокапілярний гломерулонефрит · Первинна MPGN
zh原发性膜增生性肾小球肾炎系膜毛细血管性肾小球肾炎
trPrimer membranoproliferatif glomerülonefritPrimer MPGN · Mezanjiyokapiller glomerülonefrit

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM305800BTNTvalidated
OMIM609814BTNTvalidated
OMIM614809BTNTvalidated
OMIM615008BTNTvalidated
ICD-10N05.5NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11MF8YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0018904Evalidated
MeSHD015432Evalidated
UMLSC0017662Evalidated
GARD11982Evalidated
MedDRA10018370Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

Children (2):

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Genes

0 direct · 1 via subtypes

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

Recorded by Orphanet on subtypes of this disorder:

GeneSubtypeAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
DGKEORPHA:329903Immunoglobulin-mediated membranoproliferative glomerulonephritisDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:2852ENSG0000015393360144017q22diacylglycerol kinase epsilon23274426[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00016 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedEuropean Medicines Agency 2012[OTHER]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

16 annotations · validated 2019-05-27
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000793Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0030888C3 nephritic factor positivity
HP:0012622Chronic kidney disease
HP:0005421Decreased circulating complement C3 concentration
HP:0004746Glomerular subendothelial electron-dense deposits
HP:0000822Hypertension
HP:0002907Microscopic hematuria
HP:0000100Nephrotic syndrome
HP:0000093Proteinuria
HP:0000083Renal insufficiency
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001919Acute kidney injury
HP:0003073Hypoalbuminemia
HP:0003774Stage 5 chronic kidney disease
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0001977Abnormal thrombosis
HP:0011510Drusen
HP:0001658Myocardial infarction

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 27056062[PMID]_22798508[PMID]_22802081[PMID]_30854618[PMID]_26972096[PMID]

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Sources for this card