three possibilities may explain the high antibody titres and insidious course of the renal damage-the presence of bacterial variants or amorphous bacterial antigen in the kidneys or the fact that because of cross-reactivity between certain e. coli o antigens and renal tissue the `` '' e. coli antibodies '' '' were , in fact , autoantibodies .
C0022646
kidneys
C1514845
renal tissue