Membranous glomerulonephritis classification
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Ahsan Hussain, M.D.[2]
Overview
There is no established system for the classification of membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN). However, it can be divided in two groups based on etiology of MGN.
Classification
There is no established system for the classification of membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN). however it can be divided in two groups based on etiology of MGN.[1]
| Type | Type of Ig | Anti-Human phospholipase A2 receptor | Routine cancer screening |
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| Idiopathic | IgG4 | Postive | Not recommended |
| Secondary | IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 | Negative | Recommended |
References
- ↑ Alexander MP, Larsen CP, Gibson IW, Nasr SH, Sethi S, Fidler ME, Raissian Y, Takahashi N, Chari S, Smyrk TC, Cornell LD (March 2013). "Membranous glomerulonephritis is a manifestation of IgG4-related disease". Kidney Int. 83 (3): 455–62. doi:10.1038/ki.2012.382. PMID 23254897.