[Diagnostic value of IgG subtypes in membranous nephropathy: A case report]. / Place de l'étude des sous-classes d'IgG dans les glomérulonéphrites extramembraneuses : à propos d'un cas.
Nephrol Ther
; 11(3): 169-72, 2015 Jun.
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in Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25921735
ABSTRACT
The study of immunoglobulin G subtypes constituting immune deposits present in membranous nephropathy is useful to guide diagnosis. IgG4 deposits are more often seen in primitive forms of membranous nephropathy due to autoantibody (anti-phospholipase A2 receptor in a majority of cases). These deposits are polytypic. In secondary forms, deposits are constituted of IgG1, IgG2 and IgG3. We report the case of a 52-year-old woman whose renal biopsy, done for glomerular proteinuria, shows membranous nephropathy with monotypic IgG4 deposits with no overt hematologic malignancy and no anti-PLA2R antibodies.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Autoantibodies
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Immunoglobulin G
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Glomerulonephritis, Membranous
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Fr
Journal:
Nephrol Ther
Journal subject:
NEFROLOGIA
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TERAPEUTICA
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
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