Background
The only tool to diagnose immunoglobulinn A nephropathy (IgAN) is renal biopsy which requires hospitalization; moreover, renal biopsy has a risk of critical bleeding. Therefore, a non-invasive method for accurate diagnosis of IgAN is desirable and a must-to-have tool for the clinics. For this
Conclusion
Detection of the urinary IgA-uromodulin complex by ELISA is a useful non-invasive method to diagnose IgAN.