Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) are valuable laboratory markers used for
the diagnosis of well-defined types of small-vessel vasculitis, including granulomatosis with …

This document follows up on a 2017 revised international consensus on anti-neutrophil
cytoplasm antibodies (ANCA) testing in granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic …

AIM: To describe the neutrophil fluorescent patterns produced by antineutrophil cytoplasmic
antibodies (ANCA) with different antigen specificities, and by other auto-and alloantibodies …

Increasing number of older patients are admitted to hospital with hip fractures. This review
evaluates the common medical problems that arise as a consequence of having a hip …

Many autoantibodies have been described in HIV-infected individuals. We have examined
the incidence, associations and prognostic significance of anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) …

Objective To determine if a programme of progressive resistance exercise, mobilisation and
orientation, in addition to usual care, was superior to usual care alone in the prevention of …

SUMMARY α1-antitrypsin (α1-AT) is a naturally occurring inhibitor of proteinase 3 (PR3) and
elastase, two of the target antigens of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA). An …

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCA) occur occasionally in rheumatoid arthritis (RA),
but their incidence and clinical significance have been unclear. In this study we have …

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are antibodies directed against enzymes that
are found mainly within the azurophil or primary granules of neutrophils. There are 3 types of …

Sera from 105 HIV-infected patients were tested for anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies
(ANCA) by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF), by specific ELISAs using target proteins of …