title: ANCA and IgG subclasses.
abstract: We studied IgG subclass distribution of ANCA in 247 patients with ELISA. We used monoclonal subclass specific antibodies and purified MPO and proteinase 3 as antigen. We found that IgG1 and IgG4 yield high values in both groups. We also found that high IgG2 titers were rare among the anti-proteinase 3 positive, while it was common among anti-MPO sera. In the assays for IgG3 the situation was the opposite.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, University of Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Segelmark
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wieslander
mesh_terms: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D053146:Myeloblastin; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000276:immunology; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000276:immunology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000941:Antigens; D001323:Autoantibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D009195:Peroxidase; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D053146:Myeloblastin