About The Medical Condition Heymann Antigen

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Heymann Antigen

Heymann Antigen Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Heymann Antigen Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Heymann Antigen?

A complex of antigenic proteins obtained from the brush border of kidney tubules. It contains two principal components LDL-RECEPTOR RELATED PROTEIN 2 and LDL-RECEPTOR RELATED PROTEIN-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN. The name of this complex is derived from researcher, Dr. Walter Heymann, who developed an experimental model of membranous glomerulonephritis (GLOMERULONEPHRITIS) by injecting this antigenic complex into rats to induce an autoimmune response.

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