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  • Title: The relevance of antigen binding to the pathogenicity of lupus autoantibodies.
    Author: Madaio MP.
    Journal: Kidney Int; 2012 Jul; 82(2):125-7. PubMed ID: 22743561.
    Abstract:
    Although lupus autoantibodies provide diagnostic value, discordance between serum levels and nephritis poses mechanistic questions. Krishnan and co-workers report that only those that crossreact with basement membrane components produce immune deposits. Thus, other glomerular binding properties probably define where deposits form. Thereafter, Fc- and complement-mediated events influence disease expression. Clearly other factors determine the ultimate phenotype; however, the findings provide insights into the variable disease patterns in lupus nephritis.
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