Update membranous nephropathy

Membranous nephropathy is an autoimmune disease caused in most cases by binding of circulating antibodies to antigens on podocytes. PLA R1 and THSD7A have been identified as target antigens in 70-80 % and 2-3 % of patients, respectively. The detection of PLA R1- and THSD7A-antibodies in the blood an...

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Published in:	Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) Vol. 145; no. 20; p. 1481
Main Authors:	Hoxha, Elion, Huber, Tobias B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	German
Published:	Germany 01.10.2020
Subjects:	Autoantibodies - blood Glomerulonephritis, Membranous - diagnosis Glomerulonephritis, Membranous - immunology Glomerulonephritis, Membranous - pathology Glomerulonephritis, Membranous - therapy Humans Immunologic Factors - therapeutic use Kidney Glomerulus - immunology Kidney Glomerulus - pathology Proteinuria Receptors, Phospholipase A2 - immunology Rituximab - therapeutic use Thrombospondins - immunology
ISSN:	1439-4413, 1439-4413
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