Blood levels of a signaling molecule called growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) at diagnosis may help predict poor outcomes, including…
Articles by Andrea Lobo, PhD
People with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) have significantly higher blood levels of C4d, a protein that reflects activation of the…
Lower blood levels of glutathione peroxidase-3 (GPX-3), an antioxidant enzyme, are significantly associated with greater disease activity and blood vessel…
People with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients whoo have low blood levels of sulfatides, a type of fatty molecule, are…
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) patients treated at private practices in the U.S. have high disease burden associated with…
Most children with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) and kidney involvement at diagnosis will exhibit inactive kidney disease after one year,…
A reduced glucocorticoid dosing regimen for inducing disease remission in people with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) may be associated with…
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) should be considered in people with uncontrolled severe asthma and high blood levels of…
Most children with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) have respiratory manifestations including cough and shortness of breath at diagnosis, and…
People with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) have a higher frequency of thyroid diseases, that is, those that affect the hormone-production…