Li Lin, Wei Ming Wang, Xiao Xia Pan, Jing Xu, Chen Ni Gao, Wen Zhang, Hong Ren, Jing Yuan Xie, Pin Yan Shen, Yao Wen Xu, Li Yan Ni, Nan Chen
Anti-M-type phospholipase A2 receptor (anti-PLA2R) is a widely accepted biomarker for clinical idiopathic membranous neurophathy (IMN). However, its ability to differentiate between IMN and secondary MN (SMN) is controversial. The objective of this study was to assess clinical MN biomarkers in blood, tissue and urine samples from Chinese patients. In total, 195 MN patients and 70 patients with other glomerular diseases were prospectively enrolled in the study. Participants were followed up for average of 17 months (range 3-39 months)...
October 18, 2016: Oncotarget