An anti-phospholipase A2 receptor quantitative immunoassay and epitope analysis in membranous nephropathy reveals different antigenic domains of the receptor.

The phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) was recently discovered as a target autoantigen in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). Published evidence suggests that the autoantibodies directed towards a conformation dependent epitope are currently effectively detected by a cell based ass...

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Main Authors: Astrid Behnert, Marvin J Fritzler, Beina Teng, Meifeng Zhang, Frank Bollig, Hermann Haller, Andrej Skoberne, Michael Mahler, Mario Schiffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3639255?pdf=render