Immunostaining for galactose-deficient immunoglobulin A is not specific for primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy
Volume: 35, Issue: 12, Pages: 2123 - 2129
Published: Aug 1, 2019
Abstract
Background Primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is characterized by IgA1-dominant or codominant glomerular deposits, postulated to be galactose deficient (Gd). However, glomerular IgA deposition can also occur in nonrenal diseases such as liver cirrhosis, psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease (‘secondary IgAN’) or be an incidental finding in biopsies with other pathologies. A glomerulonephritis resembling IgAN can develop in patients...
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Title
Immunostaining for galactose-deficient immunoglobulin A is not specific for primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy
Published Date
Aug 1, 2019
Volume
35
Issue
12
Pages
2123 - 2129
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