Some blood vessel inflammation cases stem from a group of diseases collectively known as ANCA-associated vasculitis, while others don’t. Chinese…
Alice Melão
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Articles by Alice Melão
Persistent findings of blood in the urine may predict the likelihood of kidney disease returning in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic…
A rare case of inflammatory disease affecting the protective membrane of the central nervous system was linked to anti-myeloperoxidase (MPO)…
Prolonged exposure to the silica dust that construction and other industries generate contributes to the development of the small blood…
Researchers have identified a fat molecule that contributes to kidney damage in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, or…
Many ANCA-associated Vasculitis Patients with a Particular Antibody Have Bronchiectasis, Study Shows
Many ANCA-associated vasculitis patients who have a certain type of autoantibody develop the widened-airway condition known as bronchiectasis, a French…
A mutation of the ETS1 gene increases the risk of Japanese developing an inflamed blood vessel condition known as granulomatosis with…
Combining Genentech’s Rituxan (rituximab) with glucocorticoids is an effective way for people with a flare-up of ANCA-associated vasculitis…
Platelets were found to take part in activating the alternative complement pathway, a known and important step in the progression…
ChemoCentryx has enrolled 30 percent of the 300 ANCA-associated vasculitis patients it hopes to recruit for a Phase 3 trial…