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Novel SNPs in the CD18 gene validate the association with MPO-ANCA+ vasculitis.
Genes and immunity - 1 Aug 2001
Meller S, Jagiello P, Borgmann S, Fricke H, Epplen J T, Gencik M
Abstract excerpt
Wegener granulomatosis (WG), microscopic polyangiitis (MP), and Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) are characterized by the presence of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA). Anti-myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA are a typical feature of MP and CSS, while anti-proteinase 3 (PRTN3)-ANCA are highly specific for WG. Several reports indicate that ANCA may directly contribute to pathological processes, ie, through an...
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