Phospholipase A2 Receptor Antibody IgG4 Subclass Improves Sensitivity and Specificity in the Diagnosis of Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy

• Main Authors: Biao Huang (Author), Yi Zhang (Author), Liang Wang (Author), Wenwei Xu (Author), Jue Zhang (Author), Qiuhua Zhang (Author), Huiming Sheng (Author), Zhigang Hu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aims: The aim of this study was to develop a new method for detecting anti-phospholipase A2 receptor-IgG4 to improve the sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). Methods: A highly sensitive quantitative assay was developed for the detection of serum an...