While focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is rare overall, it is one of the most common glomerular diseases on Europe, North America and Latin America. Rather than being a specific disease entity, it is a pattern of injury that takes various forms that, together with the clinical presentation, have important implications for treatment and prognosis. Join Dr Sanjeev Sethi, pathologist at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, for an overview of our current understanding of how FSGS develops and presents.

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Disclosures: 

Dr Sanjeev Sethi has no relevant disclosures to report at this time.

Funding: 

This independent educational activity is supported by an educational grant from Travere Therapeutics. The educational content has been developed by Liberum IME and validated by an independent steering committee; Travere Therapeutics has had no influence on the content of this education.