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  • Immunohistochemical and serological characterization of membranous nephropathy in children and adolescents.

Immunohistochemical and serological characterization of membranous nephropathy in children and adolescents.

Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2017-10-17)
Anne K Dettmar, Thorsten Wiech, Markus J Kemper, Armin Soave, Michael Rink, Jun Oh, Rolf A K Stahl, Elion Hoxha
ABSTRACT

Membranous nephropathy (MN) is a common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults, but is less frequent in children. Antibodies against four antigens leading to MN have been described in children: phospholipase A Twelve children with MN were included in this study. Sera of all patients were analyzed for antibodies against PLA Six patients were PLA In children with MN, PLA