pANCA autoantibody testing by indirect immunofluorescence indicates interstitial arteritis independent of MPO-ANCA immunoassays in ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis

J Nephrol. 2022 May;35(4):1251-1254. doi: 10.1007/s40620-022-01320-1. Epub 2022 Apr 5.

Authors

Samy Hakroush¹, Ingmar Alexander Kluge¹, Eva Baier², Peter Korsten², Desiree Tampe², Philipp Ströbel¹, Björn Tampe³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
² Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
³ Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany. bjoern.tampe@med.uni-goettingen.de.

No abstract available

Keywords: ANCA titer; ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis; Indirect immunofluorescence; Interstitial arteritis.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
Arteritis*
Autoantibodies
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
Glomerulonephritis* / diagnosis
Humans
Immunoassay
Male

Substances

Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
Autoantibodies