Autoantibodies Specific for Galactose-Deficient IgA1 in IgA Vasculitis With Nephritis

Autoantibodies Specific for Galactose-Deficient IgA1 in IgA Vasculitis With Nephritis

Introduction: Patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) have elevated serum levels of galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1) that are bound by Gd-IgA1–specific autoantibodies in pathogenic immune complexes. Renal biopsy histopathologic features of IgA vasculitis (IgAV) with nephritis (IgAV-N) are similar to...

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Main Authors: Hitoshi Suzuki, Zina Moldoveanu, Bruce A. Julian, Robert J. Wyatt, Jan Novak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Kidney International Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024919314718

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