The M-type phospholipase A 2 receptor (PLA 2 R) was recently identified as a candidate antigen in 70% of cases of idiopathic membranous nephropathy, a common form of the nephrotic syndrome. The nature ...

Renal disease is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in systemic lupus erythematosus. Among the histological classes of lupus nephritis, membranous nephropathy comprises only one-fifth of all ...

Panel A shows that thrombospondin type-1 domain-containing 7A (THSD7A) antibody levels were elevated and proteinuria was present at the time membranous nephropathy was diagnosed. Two weeks after the ...

Daniel C. Cattran, MD The MENTOR study is poised to change first-line-treatment recommendations for idiopathic membranous nephropathy. The Membranous Nephropathy Trial of Rituximab (MENTOR) study is ...