Goodpasture syndrome
Goodpasture syndrome (GPS), also known as anti-glomerular basement membrane disease, is a rare autoimmune disease in which antibodies attack the basement membrane in lungs and kidneys. This causes bleeding from the lungs and kidney failure.[1]
Goodpasture syndrome may quickly result in permanent lung and kidney damage, often leading to death.
Goodpasture Syndrome Media
Diagram of a monomeric (one-unit) antibody
References
- ↑ Thibaud, V.. Recurrence of Goodpasture syndrome without circulating anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies after kidney transplant, a case report (in en). BMC Nephrology 20 (1) (December 2019). p. 6. doi:10.1186/s12882-018-1197-6.
