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Decreased CD5⁺ B cells in active ANCA vasculitis and relapse after rituximab.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - 1 Mar 2013
Bunch Donna O'Dell, McGregor JulieAnne G, Khandoobhai Nirmal B, Aybar Lydia T, Burkart Madelyn E, Hu Yichun, Hogan Susan L, Poulton Caroline J, Berg Elisabeth A, Falk Ronald J, Nachman Patrick H
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: B cell significance in ANCA disease pathogenesis is underscored by the finding that ANCA alone can cause disease in mouse models and by the effectiveness of rituximab as therapy in ANCA-small vessel vasculitis (ANCA-SVV). To avoid infections and adverse events from ther...
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