IgA Nephropathy

1. IgA nephropathy: History, classification, and geographic distribution.- 2. Clinical and laboratory features of IgA nephropathy.- 3. IgA nephropathy in children.- 4. Henoch-Schonlein purpura and IgA nephropathy: to separate or unify?.- 5. Associated diseases in IgA nephropathy.- 6. The pathology of IgA nephropathy.- 7. IgA nephropathy: Clinicopathologic correlations.- 8. Natural history and prognosis.- 9. The glomerular mesangium.- 10. The biology of IgA mucosal immunity.- 11. The role of polymeric IgA in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy.- 12. Lymphocyte function in IgA nephropathy.- 13. Animal models of IgA nephropathy.- 14. Summary of the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy.- 15. The treatment of IgA nephropathy.- 16. The future: a Japanese perspective.- 17. The future: an Australian perspective.- 18. The future: a pediatric perspective.