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Wiley, American Journal of Transplantation, 6(12), p. 1637-1642, 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03957.x

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Very Early Recurrence of Anti-Phospholipase A2 Receptor-Positive Membranous Nephropathy After Transplantation

Journal article published in 2012 by C. D. Blosser ORCID, R. Ayalon, R. Nair, C. Thomas ORCID, L. H. Beck
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Abstract

Membranous nephropathy is a common cause of adult nephrotic syndrome, with recent evidence suggesting that 70% of idiopathic disease is associated with anti-Phospholipase A(2) receptor autoantibodies. We describe a 63-year-old man with membranous nephropathy who underwent a kidney transplant and developed recurrent membranous nephropathy with fine granular co-localization of Phospholipase A(2) receptor and IgG evident on transplant biopsy on day 6 and elevated circulating levels of serum anti-Phospholipase A(2) receptor autoantibody that declined over time in conjunction with improvement in the serum creatinine and urinary protein. This is a very early case of Phospholipase A(2) receptor-associated recurrent membranous nephropathy with circulating anti-Phospholipase A(2) receptor autoantibody, which supports the emerging evidence that idiopathic membranous nephropathy is an autoimmune disease.