The main purpose of this Manual is to provide useful guidelines for the selection of pathology tests and to facilitate interpretation of results.
Contains a comprehensive listing of all genes from the Human Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) database alongside laboratories and tests available in the country.
A manual for the process of macroscopic dissection in Anatomical Pathology laboratories.
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Keywords: Glomerular basement membrane antibody, GBM Ab
5 mL blood in SST/Serum tube.
Immunoassay.
Not detected.
Diagnosis of Goodpasture syndrome. Assessment of rapidly progressive Glomerulonephritis.
The presence of glomerular basement membrane antibodies are moderately predictive of Goodpasture syndrome; but the definitive diagnosis of Goodpasture syndrome requires renal biopsy with IF.
Glomerular basement membrane (anti GBM) antibody is a rare autoimmune disorder with circulating antibodies directed against an antigen (alpha-3 chain of type IV collagen) normally present in the GBM and alveolar basement membrane. The combination of of glomerulonephritis and pulmonary haemorrhageis referred to as Goodpasture’s syndrome.
Jindal KK. Management of idiopathic crescentic and diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis: Evidence-based recommendations. Kidney International - Supplement. Management of Glomerulonephrilis. 1999 (June); 55 Supplement No. 70:S-33-S-40
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