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Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies predate symptom onset of ANCA-associated vasculitis. A case-control study.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Feb 2021
Berglin Ewa, Mohammad Aladdin J, Dahlqvist Johanna, Johansson Linda, Eriksson Catharina, Sjöwall Johanna, Rantapää-Dahlqvist Solbritt
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OBJECTIVES: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies [ANCA) are important for diagnosis of ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV). The timing of antibody development is not well established. To investigate the development of proteinase 3 (PR3)- and myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA, blood samples collected before onset of symptoms of AAV were analysed. METHODS: To identify AAV patients with blood samples predating...
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