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Revisiting ANCA-associated vasculitis in systemic sclerosis: clinical, serological and immunogenetic factors.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Oct 2013
Derrett-Smith Emma C, Nihtyanova Svetlana I, Harvey Jennifer, Salama Alan D, Denton Christopher P
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OBJECTIVES: To define the clinical, serological, histological and immunogenetic features of patients with scleroderma and ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). METHODS: We examined a clinical database of 2,200 patients with either limited or diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (SSc). Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of vasculitis who were ANCA positive with either MPO or PR3 reactivity had their clinical...
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