More than one-third of people with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), a type of ANCA-associated vasculitis, may experience eye symptoms,…
Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
Higher blood levels of soluble interleukin 7 receptor subunit alpha (sIL-7R alpha) — a portion of a receptor protein involved…
An elderly woman was diagnosed with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) after having an ischemic stroke, a condition wherein a blood…
Monocytes, a type of white blood cell, that carry a protein called CD206 are found at abnormally high levels in…
A reinforced pneumonia (pneumococcal) vaccination scheme, where one of the two vaccine types available is given at higher doses than…
Poorer kidney function and relatively high doses of the corticosteroid prednisolone — possibly indicating active disease — can increase the…
The buildup of immune molecules in the kidneys of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients appears to be linked to some symptoms…
Treatment with rituximab helps most adults, ages 75 and older, with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) achieve and maintain disease remission,…
Excess of a particular amino acid, or protein building block, in the blood may make neutrophils — a type of…
People with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) are more likely to report a greater range of symptoms than their doctors,…