Author (year) Patients (n) PLA2R1+(n,%) Assay Remarks
Beck et al. (2009) [6] 37 26,7 WB  
Hofstra et al. [8] 18 14,78 WB  
Beck et al. (2011) [25] 35 25,71 WB  
Debiec and Ronco [7] 42 24,57 IF  
Hoxha et al. [20] 100 52,52 IF  
Qin et al. [18] 60 49,82 WB Cross-sectional study; 66% positive if limiting analysis to patients with proteinuria >3.5 g/day
Hoxha et al. [20] 24 14,58 WB Low titres of PLA2R present in 10/11 patients who were negative in standard assay Renal biopsies with mesangial or subendothelial deposits or glomerular infiltrating cells were excluded
Beck et al. (2011) [25] 14 12,86 WB Patient characteristics not provided
Hoxha et al. [20] 81 53,65 IF Prospective study
Schönermarck [9] 16 11,69 IF  
Kanigicherla et al. [19] 40 29,73 ELISA  
Hofstra et al. [8] 117 86,74 IF/ELISA Cross-sectional study; table reflects only patients with active disease
Hofstra et al. [8] 88 61,69 IF/IF Authors develop a standardized ELISA for the determination of autoantibodies against PLA2R1 that can be made widely available and used in a routine setting for clinical applications.
Salant [10] 200 196,98 ELISA Prospective study
Oh et al. [26] 100 69,69 WB Authors develop a standardized ELISA
Behnert et al. [24] 165 85,52 IF/WB/ALBIA Authors explored the relationship between anti-PLA2R and disease activity and clinical outcomes. An Anti-Phospholipase A2 Receptor Quantitative Immunoassay
aPLA2R +: anti-PLA2R antibodies detectable; WB: Western blot; IF: immunofluorescence test; ELISA: Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay; ALBIA: Addressable Laser Bead Immunoassay
Table 1: Prevalence of anti-PLA2R in idiopathic membranous nephropathy.