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A 7-year-old boy presented with generalized edema. Urine examination revealed marked albuminuria. Serum biochemical examinations showed hypoalbuminemia with hyperlipidemia. Kidney biopsy was undertaken. On light microscopic examination, the kidney appeared normal. Electron microscopic examination is most likely to reveal:

AFusion of foot processes of the glomerular epithelial cells
BRarefaction of glomerular basement membrane
CDeposition of electron dense material in the basement membrane
DThin basement membrane
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