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Table 2 Total number of glomeruli, the number of glomeruli per biopsy (mean ± SD) and the proportion (%) of biopsy samples with glomeruli for the full and half samples of 2mm, 3mm and 4mm punch and core biopsies

From: Research biopsies in kidney transplantation: an evaluation of surgical techniques and optimal tissue mass allowing molecular and histological analyses

Types of biopsies

Total Glomeruli in all samples

Number of Glomeruli (Mean ± SD)

Tissue sections with Glomeruli (%)

2mm

Full

25

3.12 ± 1.64

80

Half

21

3.50 ± 1.76

75

3mm

Full

60

5.00 ± 4.02

100

Half

46

4.60 ± 3.63

85

4mm

Full

45

3.75 ± 1.81

100

Half

60

5.45 ± 2.84

100

Core

Full

68

6.18 ± 2.89

100

Half

34

4.25 ± 1.83

100

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Clinical Proteomics

ISSN: 1559-0275