Researchers Seek ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Subtype Markers

New research on complement activation in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis underscores its important role in the patho­genesis of this disease, an autoimmune condition defined by inflammation of small- and medium-caliber blood vessels.1 ANCA testing is commonly performed to help diagnose granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis, both of which are forms of ANCA-associated... [Read More]

Source: The Rheumatologist - October 19, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Larry Beresford Tags: Conditions Vasculitis avacopan Biomarkers complement activation eculizumab Source Type: research