Serum IgG4 Concentration Is a Potential Predictive Biomarker in Glucocorticoid Treatment for Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis

Serum IgG4 Concentration Is a Potential Predictive Biomarker in Glucocorticoid Treatment for Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis

Objectives: To evaluate the management and outcome of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (iRPF) in Japan, and to identify its clinical biomarker. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 129 patients with iRPF treated between January 2008 and May 2018 at 12 university and related hospitals. Patients tr...

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Main Authors: Shoichiro Mukai, Naotaka Sakamoto, Hiroaki Kakinoki, Tadamasa Shibuya, Ryosuke Moriya, Kiyoaki Nishihara, Mitsuru Noguchi, Toshitaka Shin, Naohiro Fujimoto, Tsukasa Igawa, Tatsu Ishii, Nobuhiro Haga, Hideki Enokida, Masatoshi Eto, Tomomi Kamba, Hideki Sakai, Seiichi Saito, Naoki Terada, Toshiyuki Kamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis
glucocorticoid
immunoglobulin G4
predictive biomarker
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/12/3538

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