Glomerular Diseases Associated with Malignancies: Histopathological Pattern and Association with Circulating Autoantibodies.

Sophia LionakiSmaragdi MarinakiKonstantinos PanagiotellisIoanna TsoumbouGeorge LiapisIoanna VlahadamiAthanasios TzioufasPetros SfikakisIoannis Boletis

Published in: Antibodies (Basel, Switzerland) (2020)

We found that 3.2% of patients who underwent a native kidney biopsy in our institution during the past decade, for any reason, were identified as having some type of GD associated with a malignancy. Serology indicated a significant presence of ANA or MPO-ANCA antibodies in patients with nephritic syndrome and the absence of PLA2R antibodies in patients with membranous nephropathy.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
systemic lupus erythematosus
prognostic factors
endothelial cells
patient reported
high glucose