PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY, cilt.29, sa.7, ss.1283-1287, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Dense deposit disease (DDD) (also known as membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II) in childhood is a rare glomerulonephritis with frequent progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and a high recurrence after kidney transplantation. The pathophysiologic basis of DDD is associated with the uncontrolled systemic activation of the alternative pathway (AP) of the complement cascade.