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SUBMITTER: Pang L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5478356 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pang Lu L Zhang Ai-Min AM Li Hai-Xia HX Du Jia-Lin JL Jiao Li-Li LL Duan Nan N Liu Yi Y Yu Dan D
Medicine 20170601 24
M-type phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) is the major target antigen in primary membranous nephropathy (PMN). Previous studies have evaluated the diagnostic value of serum anti-PLA2R antibody. However, the correlation of serum anti-PLA2R antibody and glomerular PLA2R deposition, and their association with clinical characteristics need to be further evaluated.A total of 136 patients were involved as inception group because serum anti-PLA2R antibody and glomerular PLA2R antigen were simultaneously ...[more]