glomerular basement membrane (GBM)

Introduction

Basement membrane of the renal glomerulus.

Size barrier: 70 kD.

Negative charge barrier.

Pathology

• disorder of the glomerular basement membrane include
  • anti-glomerular basement membrane disease
  • Alport syndrome
  • thin basement membrane nephropathy
  • HANAC syndrome
  • Pierson syndrome

More general terms

• extracellular membrane
• kidney structure

Additional terms

• anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibody
• thin glomerular basement membrane disease; benign familial hematuria

Component of

• renal glomerulus; kidney glomerulus