Anti-phospholipase A2 receptor antibody positive hepatitis B virus-associated membranous nephropathy remitted with entecavir after relapse with lamivudine

• Main Authors: Yosuke Sasaki (Author), Yohko Nagai (Author), Tetsuo Mikami (Author), Yoshikiyo Akasaka (Author), Kazutoshi Shibuya (Author), Yoshihisa Urita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) is thought to be an intrinsic antigen of idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN), and has been widely used for the differentiation from secondary membranous nephropathies. However, the positive expression of PLA2R in the patients with hepatitis B virus a...