Lung Ultrasound Accurately Detects Lesions in AAV, Study Shows
Lesions in the lungs caused by ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) are variable among patients, but lung ultrasound appears to be as good as computed ... Read more
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Small Particles May Serve as Blood Biomarker of Kidney Problems in AAV, Study Suggests
ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients with renal involvement have higher blood levels of certain small vesicles than either patients without kidney symptoms or people ... Read more -
AAV and Lupus in Woman with Unusual Kidney Damage Described in Case Report
Different autoimmune pathways — which determine how autoantibodies affect the body — might be involved in cases of lupus nephritis that are positive for ... Read more -
New Mouse Model of AAV May Reveal Role of Specific DNA Regions
A new mouse model of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) shows glomerulonephritis, lung vasculitis, and MPO-ANCA autoantibodies, among other alterations seen in patients with the ... Read more -
Study Identifies AAV-associated Genetic Variants in Chinese Population
Variants in immune-related genes may make certain people more or less susceptible to anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), a new study suggests. ... Read more
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Isolated Acute Sinusitis Might Indicate GPA, Case Report Suggests
Doctors should suspect granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) in cases of isolated, acute sinusitis that ... -
New Index Calculates AAV Severity at Diagnosis and Predicts Mortality, Study Says
Researchers have developed a specific index for ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) that uses laboratory results ... -
Best Methods for Detecting ANCAs in AAV Patients Identified in Study from China
After examining 12 established methods for detecting antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs), researchers in China ... -
At NY Genome Center, Legal Expert Presents Ethical Dilemmas in Gene Editing
Developing gene therapies for rare diseases is one thing. Creating gene-edited “designer babies” is ... -
Cocaine Use Can Trigger ANCA Production, AAV-like Kidney Symptoms, Case Reports Show
Cocaine and levamisole, a chemical substance commonly used to cut the drug, can trigger ...
Early Diagnosis of AAV Symptoms Decreases Risk of Renal Damage, Mortality
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A retrospective study has found an association between the length of prodromal phase – where patients experience non-specific symptoms before more specific disease signs develop – and mortality in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients. This finding ... Read more