What factors should prompt a kidney biopsy to evaluate for monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance in a patient with MGUS and suspected chronic diabetic nephropathy?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
A renal bx may be reasonable if there is an unexpected or unexplained increase in the Cr and proteinuria. The presence of Fanconi's syndrome may also be a signal of light chain tubular injury.
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