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Factors Associated With Pathogenicity of Anti-Glomerular Basal Membrane Antibodies: A Case Report.


ABSTRACT: Antiglomerular basement membrane (GBM) disease is known as a super-acute proliferative glomerulonephritis caused by auto-antibodies targeting the NC1 domain of the ?3 chain of type IV collagen.Here, we describe a case of atypical anti-GBM disease presenting as a dialysis-dependent acute renal failure with unusual mild glomerular involvement. We found that immunoglobulin G (IgG) deposits were restricted to the uncommon IgG2 and IgG4 subclasses, and that blood was positive for anti-GBM antibodies by immunofluorescence, but not by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). The patient was treated with plasma exchanges, corticosteroids, and cyclosphosphamide. He eventually regained a normal renal function.This case demonstrates that biopsy-proven anti-GBM disease can have reduced pathogenicity. Referring to previous studies of anti-GBM detection in the blood from healthy or minimally ill individuals, we discuss the antigenic specificities, the IgG subclasses, and the involvement of complement in this observation.We suggest that anti-GBM disease is a heterogeneous entity and that the study of IgG subclasses by immunofluorescence may help to distinguish categories with different severities.

SUBMITTER: Ossman R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4902534 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Factors Associated With Pathogenicity of Anti-Glomerular Basal Membrane Antibodies: A Case Report.

Ossman Rime R   Buob David D   Hellmark Thomas T   Brocheriou Isabelle I   Peltier Julie J   Tamouza Ryad R   Dahan Karine K   Hertig Alexandre A   Rondeau Eric E   Galichon Pierre P  

Medicine 20160501 19


Antiglomerular basement membrane (GBM) disease is known as a super-acute proliferative glomerulonephritis caused by auto-antibodies targeting the NC1 domain of the α3 chain of type IV collagen.Here, we describe a case of atypical anti-GBM disease presenting as a dialysis-dependent acute renal failure with unusual mild glomerular involvement. We found that immunoglobulin G (IgG) deposits were restricted to the uncommon IgG2 and IgG4 subclasses, and that blood was positive for anti-GBM antibodies  ...[more]

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