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HBsAg immune complex glomerulonephritis.

A L'Abbate·F Bartolomeo·V Misefari·C Martorano·Q Maggiore
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Out of 97 patients with various forms of glomerulonephritis 10 were found to be HBsAg seropositive. None of these showed HBsAg immunodeposits within the kidney. Direct immunofluorescent kidney staining for HBsAg was observed in 4 out of 87 HBsAg seronegative patients. The HBsAg staining in kidneys was a false positive reaction due to binding of the Fc portion of the fluoresceinated IgG molecules to the IgM RF tissue deposits. The false positive reaction for HBsAg is not revealed by the usual specificity controls for fluorescence staining. The role of HBsAg in glomerulonephritis remains unproven.

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A L'Abbate, F Bartolomeo, V Misefari, C Martorano, Q Maggiore. 1978. HBsAg immune complex glomerulonephritis.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/368789/

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