A Panel of Serum Biomarkers Differentiates IgA Nephropathy from Other Renal Diseases

Hiroyuki Yanagawa, Hitoshi Suzuki, Yusuke Suzuki, Krzysztof Kiryluk, Ali G. Gharavi, Kiyoshi Matsuoka, Yuko Makita, Bruce A. Julian, Jan Novák, Yasuhiko Tomino

PLoS ONE · 2014 · 130 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

Serum levels of Gd-IgA1-specific antibodies are elevated in most IgAN patients, and their assessment, together with serum levels of Gd-IgA1, improves the specificity of the assays. Our observations suggest that a panel of serum biomarkers may be helpful in differentiating IgAN from other glomerular diseases.

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