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Environmental risk factors associated with ANCA associated vasculitis: A systematic mapping review.
Autoimmunity reviews - 1 Nov 2020
Scott Jennifer, Hartnett Jack, Mockler David, Little Mark A
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BACKGROUND: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a rare multi-system autoimmune disease, characterised by a pauci-immune necrotising small-vessel vasculitis, with a relapsing and remitting course. Like many autoimmune diseases, the exact aetiology of AAV, and the factors that influence relapse are unknown. Evidence suggests a complex interaction of polygenic genetic...
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