Relationship between the status of phospholipase A2 receptor and prognosis of idiopathic membranous nephropathy.

Aim: Serum levels of phospholipase A2 receptor antibody (PLA2R; SAb) and glomerular deposits of PLA2R antigen (GAg) have been detected in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). However, the correlation between these immunologic factors and their associations with the status and prognosis of IMN remain uncertain.

Methods: Fifty-one patients with biopsy-proven IMN diagnosed between March of 2015 and December of 2016 were enrolled in this study.