“…Interestingly, there were some countries, mainly outside of Europe, where membranous nephropathy 22 , 23 , 26 , 38 , 59 , 60 or FSGS/MCD were the most frequently diagnosed 24 , 25 , 32 – 35 , 37 , 40 , 43 , 61 – 70 . Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis prevailed in Africa and mostly in Eastern countries 7 , 27 , 28 , 39 , 43 , 71 – 74 . In some countries, lupus nephritis, diffuse endocapillary glomerulonephritis, IgM nephropathy and familial/hereditary nephropathies dominated the renal biopsies 36 , 41 , 75 – 78 (Fig.…”