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]

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There is no established system for the classification of MGN. however it can be divided in two groups based on etiology of MGN.

There is no established system for the classification of 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
Idiopathic	IgG4	Postive	Not recommended
Secondary	IgG1, IgG2, IgG3	Negative	Recommended

↑ 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.