Distinct epitopes for anti-glomerular basement membrane alport alloantibodies and goodpasture autoantibodies within the noncollagenous domain of alpha3(IV) collagen: a janus-faced antigen.

Wang XP, Fogo AB, Colon S, Giannico G, Abul-Ezz SR, Miner JH, Borza DB. Distinct epitopes for anti-glomerular basement membrane alport alloantibodies and goodpasture autoantibodies within the noncollagenous domain of alpha3(IV) collagen: a janus-faced antigen. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2005 Dec; 16(12):3563-71.

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subject areas

Adult
Antibodies
Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease
Autoantibodies
Biopsy, Needle
Collagen
Collagen Type IV
Disease Progression
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Epitopes
Fatal Outcome
Female
Graft Rejection
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Isoantibodies
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Kidney Transplantation
Nephritis, Hereditary
Risk Assessment
Transplantation Immunology

authors with profiles

Dorin-Bogdan Borza