Clinical Significance of Serum Galactose-Deficient IgA1 Level in Children with IgA Nephropathy

This study was aimed at investigating the clinical significance of serum galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1) levels measured by a novel lectin-independent enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using an anti-Gd-IgA1 monoclonal antibody (KM55) as a disease-specific biomarker for IgA nephropathy (Ig...

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Main Authors: Hitoshi Irabu, Masaki Shimizu, Shuya Kaneko, Natsumi Inoue, Mao Mizuta, Kazuhide Ohta, Akihiro Yachie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4284379