PRRT2 and primary membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis: We examined renal expression of two PKC isoforms α and β in renal biopsies of patients with diabetic nephropathy, lupus nephritis (LN) (Class 3-4), and mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) to explore the role of each isoform in different glomerular diseases.