Familial idiopathic membranous glomerulonephritis.
2 brothers with identical HLA antigens presented an idiopathic membranous glomerulonephritis. This is, to our knowledge, the first report of familial membranous glomerulonephritis. The fact that both brothers had identical HLA antigens suggests a genetic predisposing background.
D000293:Adolescent; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000235:genetics*; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D015234:HLA-A Antigens; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree
D006680:HLA Antigens; D015234:HLA-A Antigens; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II